Furniture Row: Hires made to strengthen engineering staff
After a dip in performance in 2014, Furniture Row Racing announced Wednesday that Cole Pearn has been promoted from lead race engineer to crew chief of the organization's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series No. 78 Chevrolet entry driven by Martin Truex Jr.
A year after the team made the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with Kurt Busch behind the wheel, the 32-year-old Pearn replaces Todd Berrier. In addition to some new hires to strengthen the engineering staff, Berrier has been offered a key position to remain with the organization.
"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," general manager Joe Garone said in a team statement. "Cole has played a vital role in our growth. The well-rounded skill sets that he brings to the table in his new position as crew chief will be 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, the mechanical engineering graduate of the University of Waterloo (Ontario) competed as a driver 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.
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