Team Penske moved jackman Landon Honeycutt from the No. 12 Ford driven by Ryan Blaney to the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford of driver Josh Berry, and shifted jackman Patrick Gray onto Blaney's No. 12 crew.
Driver Ryan Blaney has grown frustrated with pit-road mistakes and slow stops, and crew chief Jonathan Hassler has acknowledged the need to improve; despite a Phoenix win and a runner-up at Bristol, Blaney sits second in the standings.
Through eight races the No. 12 team lost 88 positions on pit road and records average pit stops more than 2.5 seconds slower than the field, leaving the crew among the series' lowest-ranked.
Landon Honeycutt is in his first Cup Series season as a jackman, while jackman Patrick Gray previously jumped in mid-race for the No. 22 team at the 2024 Phoenix finale, helping driver Joey Logano to the title; the Wood Brothers operate as a sister car in a close technical alliance with Team Penske.
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