“It certainly is no secret how important pit crews have become in
our sport especially with track position playing such a vital role in each
race,” said J.D. Gibbs, President of JGR. “We’ve always believed in developing
our own talent through our driver program and our Nationwide Series program,
which has seen many team members, including crew chiefs, make the step to the
Sprint Cup Series. We’re excited to partner with Pit Crew U now to make
sure we have a consistent flow of over the wall talent coming to JGR in the years
to come.”
Pit Crew U has produced some of the best over-the-wall talent in
NASCAR, with several of JGR’s current Sprint Cup Series pit crew members having
come out of their program.
“To be part of a pit crew at the highest levels of our sport takes
an athlete with very specialized skills,” said Mike Lepp, Athletic Director for
JGR. “Pit Crew U has a state of the art facility for training to those specific
requirements and is proven in their ability to develop talent. This is a big
step for JGR in ensuring depth in talent at every over the wall position.”
JGR will work with Pit
Crew U to identify 10 talented athletes to form a development squad for their
racing programs with the intent to eventually fill the organization’s needs in
their Nationwide Series programs and ultimately the Sprint Cup Series.
“Not only has Joe Gibbs
Racing consistently fielded winning Sprint Cup race teams and elite pit crews
since their creation in 1992, but just as importantly to us, Joe and J.D. Gibbs
have created a winning culture – an organization that personifies class and
integrity in everything that they do,” said Bob Plott, General Manager of PIT.
“JGR wins the right way. Performance Instruction and Training (PIT) shares
those same core values and beliefs. And Like JGR, PIT takes pride in developing
quality, winning athletes as well as quality people. That’s why we are so
excited to partner with JGR and be a part of their great team.”
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