Burton has interim crew chief at Wood Brothers to end season

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Harrison Burton has a new crew chief beginning at Homestead-Miami Speedway following the departure of Jeremy Bullins.

"We respect his decision and wish him the best," a statement from Team Penske said of Bullins.

Bullins, a veteran of the sport, had been a crew chief for Penske since 2012 in the Xfinity Series. He became a full-time NASCAR Cup Series crew chief in 2016 with Ryan Blaney at Wood Brothers Racing (the alliance partner of Penske). The duo stayed together when moving in-house at Penske in 2018.

In 2020, Bullins was paired with Brad Keselowski and then worked with Austin Cindric in 2022. But he was moved to Wood Brothers Racing to work with Burton late last season.

The future of Bullins is unknown as he purses other opportunities. He has 10 wins as a Cup Series crew chief, including at least one victory with each driver he worked with.

Grant Hutchens, who has been the lead engineer for Burton this season, will assume the interim crew chief role for the final three races. Burton is 16th in the championship standings after making the playoffs when he and Bullins won the 100th race for Wood Brothers Racing at Daytona International Speedway.

Wood Brothers Racing is also making a driver change for 2025. Josh Berry takes over the No. 21 Ford Mustang as Stewart-Haas Racing shuts down. Who will be Berry's crew chief beginning next year is still unknown.

Burton is headed back to the NASCAR Xfinity Series next season with AM Racing in 2025.