{"id":398727,"date":"2026-01-09T17:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/398727\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T17:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:31:11","slug":"front-row-motorsports-shuffles-personnel-names-new-crew-chief-for-gragson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/398727\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Row Motorsports shuffles personnel, names new crew chief for Gragson"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, Front Row Motorsports announced some personnel changes to its organization. Of note, Noah Gragson<\/a> and the No. 4 team will have a new crew chief this year.<\/p>\n

Grant Hutchens will sit atop the pit box for Gragson this year, replacing Drew Blickensderfer, who moves into the role of Competition Director. Hutchens has worked as a Cup crew chief before, but only in a handful of races between 2021 and 2024. He worked with Brad Keselowski<\/a> and Austin Cindric<\/a> at Team Penske, and also Harrison Burton<\/a> at the Wood Brothers for nine races total.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Seth Barbour will continue as the team’s Technical Director, and Jonathan DeHart has joined FRM as its Aerodynamics Manager.<\/p>\n

Blickensderfer is a two-time winner of the Daytona 500 as a crew chief, but things didn’t go well for the No. 4 team this past year. Gragson lagged behind his teammates, and struggled to find results. He scored just one top five and three top tens, ending the year 34th in the championship standings, and the only full-time drivers ranked lower were Riley Herbst<\/a> and Cody Ware<\/a>. FRM teammates Todd Gilliland<\/a> and Zane Smith<\/a> ended the year 27th and 28th in the final standings, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gragson’s best result came at Talladega, where he finished fourth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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