Matt Kenseth has a crew chief change just one week into the new
NASCAR season.
Todd Parrott will replace Drew Blickensderfer atop the No. 17
Ford pit box this weekend at California. Blickensderfer led Kenseth
to consecutive wins to start last season, including the Daytona
500.
The team performance dropped off after the two wins, and
Kenseth failed to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship
for the first time since its 2004 inception.
Kenseth was eighth in Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500.
Roush Fenway Racing said in a statement Wednesday that
Blickensderfer will be moved to its research and development
department.
Parrott won the 1999 championship with Dale Jarrett.
Kenseth is one of only five drivers in NASCAR history to win
Rookie of the Year honors (2000), the Cup championship (2003) and
the Daytona 500 (2009)
