KELLEY EARNHARDT MILLER backs Bumgarner as JRM No. 1 crew chief
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December 10, 2020
GRRL! SUMMARY:
- KELLEY EARNHARDT MILLER, JR Motorsports general manager, personally endorsed Mike Bumgarner’s promotion, crediting him with a key role across all three of the team’s NASCAR Xfinity Series championships.
- As the architect of JRM’s operational structure since 2014, KELLEY EARNHARDT MILLER’s fingerprints are all over this hire — Bumgarner moves from director of race operations to full-time crew chief for the No. 1 car.
- KELLEY EARNHARDT MILLER leads a JRM program that delivered 22 top-10s for Michael Annett in 2020, and she is backing continuity with an internal promotion heading into 2021.
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GRRL! summary based upon reporting by Joseph Srigley originally appearing on tobychristie.com
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