Denny obviously didn’t want this change to happen. He loved having Chris Gabehart. He did tell me that it seems Chris Gayle has come in and has adopted kind of the 11’s team way of doing things.

In a very surprising move considering their success together, Joe Gibbs Racing has split up Denny Hamlin and Chris Gabehart, with Gabehart moving on to become JGR's competition director.

Hamlin lost crew chief Chris Gabehart to a JGR executive competition director role and now has Chris Gayle guiding the team. Hamlin has not worked much with Gayle and Gayle will have to get used ...

Crew chief Chris Gabehart leaving Hamlin for an executive role with JGR could lead to a lack of chemistry between Hamlin and new crew chief Chris Gayle. Regardless of the extenuating circumstances ...

He will return behind the wheel of the No. 11 Toyota Camry in 2025, pairing with new crew chief Chris Gayle and replacing former crew chief Chris Gabehart. Gabehart is now the Competition Director ...

Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean USA TODAY NETWORK The standout Joe Gibbs Racing driver said he’s already had several conversations with Chris Gabehart. Christopher Bell, the 30-year-old who won ...

The Gabehart move, being promoted to competition director within the company, was a decision that caught the driver completely off guard. “I certainly was shocked,” Hamlin said in a curt media ...

For six years, Denny Hamlin and Chris Gabehart have been one of NASCAR’s most successful driver-crew chief duos. Together, they’ve racked up 22 Cup Series wins, turned Hamlin’s career around ...

Chase Briscoe takes over the No. 19 ride this season. With an eye toward helping the entire organization, Joe Gibbs Racing moved Hamlin’s crew chief, Chris Gabehart to competition director in the ...

One of the key announcements to come in the offseason was Chris Gabehart’s transfer from being Denny Hamlin’s crew chief to Joe Gibbs Racing’s Competition Director. The 43-year-old top man appears to ...