Joe Gibbs Racing expected to make crew chief changes

Joe Gibbs Racing is changing the complexion of its Sprint Cup crew chief line up for 2016. Sources have confirmed to Motorsport.com that Darian Grubb will no longer oversee the #19 ARRIS/Stanley Tools Toyota driven by Carl Edwards. Dave Rogers, who is currently crew chief for the #11 FedEx team and Denny Hamlin, is expected to move into the role. With Rogers taking over the #19 team, Mike Wheeler is expected to be named crew chief of the #11 crew and Hamlin. "Wheels" was Hamlin's race engineer on the #11 team and even filled in for Grubb for one event before he was promoted to crew chief of the #20 Xfinity Series team at JGR. In Edwards first season at JGR, the Grubb-led crew scored two wins - Charlotte Motor Speedway and Darlington Raceway - seven top fives and 15 top-10 finishes. With the exception of earning three poles and finishing fifth in the 2015 standings, Edwards's stats were nearly identical to his last season with Roush Fenway Racing.(Motorsport)(12-3-2015)