Richert replaces Goss as crew chief of No. 16

CONCORD, N.C. -- Doug Richert has been named the crew chief for rookie Greg Biffle, effective immediately Roush Racing announced Tuesday.

Richert's first race in the position as head of the No. 16 Grainger Ford crew will be Sunday's Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Richert won the 1980 Winston Cup championship with Dale Earnhardt.

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Richert, until now crew chief for Roush's Carl Edwards in the Craftsman Truck Series, replaces Randy Goss, who in the last six years with Biffle has won two rookie of the year titles and two series championships in the Truck Series and Busch Series, respectively.

Goss will assume the role of Busch Series Program Manager at Roush Racing's Mooresville, N.C., location where he will oversee day-to-day operations for the program that is not currently operating due to lack of sponsorship.

In addition to the 2000 Craftsman Truck Series title and 2002 Busch Series crown, Goss engineered Biffle's first Winston Cup victory, in Daytona's Pepsi 400 in July.

Kevin "Cowboy" Starland, who began the year at Roush as the crew chief for Busch Series regular Stanton Barrett, has been appointed as crew chief for Edwards and the No. 99 Superchips Ford F-150. Starland was car chief for Biffle's championships in the Busch Series and Truck Series.

Richert won three Truck Series races this season with rookie of the year point leader Edwards, who has only 23 career truck Series starts.