The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs are a little over a month away and Team Penske has all three of its drivers championship-eligible as the organization seeks its third consecutive title.Ryan Blaney is the reigning series champion. He captured his first championship a year after Joey Logano earned his second. As...

Ryan Blaney’s victory Sunday night at Iowa Speedway accomplished more than getting the No. 12 team back to victory lane.It checked a box the reigning series champions have prioritized this season. Jonathan Hassler, Blaney’s crew chief, was quick to acknowledge this after the checkered flag in the Iowa Corn 350.“Hey,...

​​Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 team does not have crew chief Jonathan Hassler with them at Talladega Superspeedway, but he will still be plugged in for the GEICO 500.Hassler stayed home in North Carolina after the birth of his daughter this week. Blaney will have engineer Tony Palmer and competition director...

Jonathan Hassler will always be known as the crew chief who guided Ryan Blaney to his first NASCAR Cup Series championship.It was eight years in the making for Blaney. For Hassler, it was his second as a crew chief in NASCAR’s top series. But his presence in the sport and...

Jonathan Hassler will move from Wood Brothers Racing to Team Penske to become Ryan Blaney’s crew chief from 2022.Hassler will replace Todd Gordon, who announced earlier this year he will step away from the role when the season ends. Blaney and Gordon were paired together in 2020, and Gordon has...

"Frustrating" is the acknowledged summation from Matt DiBenedetto on his season. The No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing team has struggled to find the same success it had last year when it made the playoffs and contended for race wins. But DiBenedetto is looking forward to what new crew chief Jonathan...