Crew chief shuffles at Petty.
Both Petty Enterprises entries will be led by new crew chiefs from this weekend's race in New Hampshire onwards with Bill Wilburn joining the team as Kyle Petty's crew chief with Paul Andrews moving across from the #45 to Bobby Labonte's #43 team.
Former Penske Racing team member Wilburn, whose most recent success came with Clay Andrews Racing and David Gilliland in the Busch Series at Kentucky, has his first major task already set out for him with Petty's #45 team dropping out of the top 35 in owner points following last Saturday's race at Richmond.
Both Petty Enterprises entries will be led by new crew chiefs from this weekend's race in New Hampshire onwards with Bill Wilburn joining the team as Kyle Petty's crew chief with Paul Andrews moving across from the #45 to Bobby Labonte's #43 team.
Former Penske Racing team member Wilburn, whose most recent success came with Clay Andrews Racing and David Gilliland in the Busch Series at Kentucky, has his first major task already set out for him with Petty's #45 team dropping out of the top 35 in owner points following last Saturday's race at Richmond.
Andrews will take over from stand-in crew chief Greg Steadman on the famous #43 pit box as Labonte looks to finish a promising yet inconsistent season on a high note.
In addition to offering the Petty team some stability over the final ten races of the season both Wilburn and Andrews are set to continue in their current positions for the 2007 season.