Story from Lee Spencer
JR Motorsports has released Tony Eury Jr. from his duties as crew chief for Danica Patrick and the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Nationwide Series team.
Eury was told Monday morning he was being replaced by Ryan Pemberton. Eury joined JRM after working as crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 Sprint Cup team at Hendrick Motorsports.
Theyre trying to fix the competition of the cars, Eury said. They thought they could do better without me there. They hired Ryan and Ryans their guy.
The team recently hired Pemberton to be competition director, and he is available to step in to be crew chief this weekend for the No. 7 team.
JR Motorsports confirmed Eury's exit in a statement.
Unfortunately Tony Jr. is no longer with the company," Dale Earnhardt Jr. stated in the press release. "I had hoped he would be here for a long time, but as weve discussed the direction of JR Motorsports moving forward, it was clear our differences in ideas were too vast to overcome.
"I love him like a brother, and youll never hear me say a bad thing about him. I know hell have much success in anything he does going forward."
Patrick finished 12th at Chicagoland in the Nationwide Series on Saturday. She is currently 11th in the points standings.
updated by @johnny-mallonee: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM