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Denny Hamlin said Friday he was “shocked” by the news that he will have a new crew chief for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Joe Gibbs Racing announced Friday morning ahead of the NASCAR Awards banquet that Chris Gabehart will become the team‘s competition director,

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Know all about Denny Hamlin's new crew chief, Chris Gayle, for the 2025 NASCAR Cup season and their prior collaboration.

Chris Gayle will bring his own perspective to the 11 team while also maintaining the consistency and continuity they have developed with Denny (Hamlin) over the past several years. While we are still in the process of finalizing the new crew chief for the 54 team,

Denny Hamlin said he was “shocked” to learn that he’ll have a new crew chief in 2025. Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Chris Gayle will serve as the crew chief for Hamlin’s No. 11 team, with Chris Gabehart being promoted to competition director.

Denny Hamlin did not ask for a crew chief change for his No. 11 team and didn't see it coming when Joe Gibbs Racing made that decision. "I certainly was shocked by it," Hamlin said Friday before the NASCAR Awards banquet.

Chris Gabehart is set to become the competition director for Joe Gibbs Racing, meaning he will no longer serve as Denny Hamlin's crew chief in NASCAR.

Joe Gibbs Racing has moved the No. 54 crew chief to Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 team Chris Gabehart has served as the crew chief for Denny Hamlin for the past six seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series. For 2025,

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was certainly caught off guard Friday morning when it was officially announced that Chris Gayle will be his new crew chief in 2025. According to Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports,