Pearn,
32, replaces Todd Berrier, who has been offered a key position to remain at
Furniture Row Racing.
Joe
Garone, Furniture Row Racing’s general manager, said the team has also made new
hires to strengthen the engineering staff.
“In
an effort to continue to move the team forward we feel the personnel changes
and new additions will yield positive results on the race track,” said Garone.
“Cole has played a vital role in our growth. The well-rounded skill sets that
be brings to the table in his new position as crew chief will he
instrumental in our commitment to once again become a Chase participant. As a
former racer and an experienced engineer, Cole has a thorough understanding of
what it takes to bring us to that level.”
Pearn
initially joined Furniture Row Racing from Richard Childress Racing at the
start of the 2010 season. He led Furniture Row’s race-engineering staff through
mid-year of 2011. He returned to the Denver-based team as the lead race
engineer in the middle of 2012.
A
native of London, Ontario, Pearn competed as a racer in what is now known as
the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He also raced late models and was a three-time
Canadian national go-kart champion.
Pearn
is a mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Waterloo in
Waterloo, Ontario.
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