Crew chief got first victory atop pit box at Watkins Glen in 2014
Brian Burns will be back on top of the pit box for AJ Allmendinger's No. 47 Sprint Cup Series team with JTG Daugherty Racing, the team announced Wednesday.
Burns signed a contract this week to remain with the team as the crew chief for Allmendinger.
"I'm happy to be back on board as crew chief and I've really enjoyed working with everyone at JTG Daugherty Racing," Burns said in a team release. "Last season, I was able to get to know AJ both personally and professionally and I feel like the relationship we have formed is great. Chemistry is vitally important to have between the driver, crew chief and team and we have all gotten to know each other more. I feel like great things are in store for us this season."
Allmendinger's win last season at Watkins Glen in August punched his ticket into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoff. It was also his first Sprint Cup victory, Burns' first victory atop the pit box in the Sprint Cup Series and also JTG Daugherty Racing's first win.
"I am really happy to have Brian back as my crew chief," Allmendinger said in a release. "As the year went on, he kept growing and getting better as a leader and as the crew chief to the No. 47 Chevrolet SS team. He was a huge part in bringing myself and the team its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory and I can't wait to build on that heading into the 2015 season. I wouldn't want any other guy to work with than Brian to help take our team to the next level."
Burns helped guide Allmendinger to a 13th-place finish in the final Sprint Cup Series standings for 2014, which was Allmendinger's best year-end result and also the best year-end result for the one-car JTG Daugherty team.
The 2015 Sprint Cup Series season gets underway on Feb. 22 with the Daytona 500 on FOX.