Furniture Row Racing has hired Mark McArdle to serve as managing director of competition for its No. 78 team. Ryan Coniam was also promoted to crew chief while Pete Rondeau was hired as car chief for the 78. Rondeau and McArdle worked together at Richard Petty Motorsports, and Coniam and driver Regan Smith worked together at Ginn [...]
Following a shouting match between Gillett Evernham Motorsports driver Patrick Carpentier and crew chief Mike Shiplett, Carpentier has been released from the team effective immediately, the Sporting News reports. Mike Wallace will replace Carpentier in this weekend’s Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. AJ Allmendinger will take over driving duties of the No. [...]