The No. 11 pit crew of Denny Hamlin will be without rear tire changer Mike Hicks for the remaining two races in 2015. Earlier this week Hicks broke a bone in his right foot -- it doesn't seem like it will pose any problems for next year, though.
"It was a weird deal," Hicks told PitTalks. "It happened Wednesday at practice and I was just walking backwards. My ankle kind of gave out and my foot rolled over and popped a bone. Thankfully it's not bad and I should be walking in two weeks and good to go in about four."
JGR had previously hired longtime tire changer David Mayo from Hendrick Motorsports as the team's backup. Mayo will now change rear tires for the No. 11 team at Phoenix and Homestead.
Mayo practiced with the No. 11 crew for a few days this week, so he has reps. Mayo had previously pitted with the No. 88 crew of Dale Earnhardt Jr. this year.
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