Kaulig Racing is better prepared to take on the 2025 NASCAR season now that the team has finalized its crew chief lineup.
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According to a Dec. 19 announcement, Kaulig Racing has named the three men who will lead the Xfinity Series program. All three were with Kaulig last season while working with various drivers.
Kevin Walter will lead the No. 10 team, which will feature rookie Daniel Dye as the driver. Eddie Pardue will lead the No. 11 team while working with Josh Williams. Alex Yontz will work with the No. 16 team while working with rookie Christian Eckes.
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Walter spent last season with two drivers in the Xfinity Series. He started the season with Williams and the No. 11 team but switched to Shane van Gisbergen and the No. 97 team after the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His drivers combined for two top-five finishes and seven top-10s.
Pardue spent time with two drivers in two different series last season. He was the crew chief for two Cup Series races featuring AJ Allmendinger as the driver. He then took over the No. 11 team starting with Michigan International Speedway.
Pardue, who has three career Xfinity wins with Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth, closed out the season with Williams. He will keep this partnership going into 2025.
Yontz has spent his entire crew chief career in the Xfinity Series. He has been atop the pit box for 187 races, including 33 last season while working with Allmendinger. This tenure has featured 107 top-10 finishes and nine race wins.
Ross Chastain delivered Yontz's first win as a crew chief during the 2019 season. He captured the summer race at Daytona International Speedway.
Justin Haley celebrated the most wins with Yontz while driving for Kaulig Racing. They reached victory lane three times in 2020 and once in 2021. Allmendinger is next with three wins between 2023-24.
Kyle Larson is the other driver who has celebrated a win with Yontz as his crew chief. He drove for Kaulig Racing at Darlington Raceway in 2023 and he captured the checkered flag after a wild final-lap battle with John Hunter Nemechek.
Kaulig Racing previously announced its Cup Series crew chief lineup. The team said on Dec. 6 that Andrew Dickeson will be the crew chief for the No. 10 team and Ty Dillon. Trent Owens will guide the No. 16 team and Allmendinger.
