Austin Dillon believes that Richard Childress Racing teammate Kyle Busch's next NASCAR Cup Series victory will be the biggest of his career.
Busch has had a very difficult start to the season at RCR, only achieving his first finish inside the top 10 last time out at Talladega, and languishing in 27th in the points standings.
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Despite that season-best result, RCR decided to make a significant change ahead of this weekend's race at Texas, with Jim Pohlman replaced as Busch's crew chief and replaced by Andy Street. Pohlman will now transition into a leadership role within the team.
Following the move, Busch addressed the team in a big meeting this week and reiterated his commitment to RCR, confirming he was 'full in'.
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Austin Dillon on Kyle Busch's next NASCAR win
Speaking to the media at Texas on Saturday, Dillon relayed what went down in the meeting and shared his thoughts on Busch's quest for his next victory, which was extended to 103 races last weekend.
“I think just that he's all in," Dillon told the media on what Busch told the team. "He wants to get back.
"I talked to Kyle, and his next win is going to be the biggest of his career, if you think of it the right way.
"All the stuff that has been said and brought up over this year, I feel like if he puts his head down and takes that team back to victory lane, that's going to be the biggest win of his career.
"So, that's what we're all fighting for. We want to see that. As a competitor, that's what I'd like to see.”
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Dillon on Busch crew chief change
Dillon was also asked why it was the right time to replace Pohlman as crew chief on Busch's team.
“Well, I think there's no reason not to," he responded. "They weren't performing, and I think everybody was looking at that. But I think Jim (Pohlman) also wanted to make a change.
"I think that there's multiple reasons, but the obvious reason was that we had someone in-house that had some success with Kyle at the end of last year and was willing to step up and do the job.
"I think it was something that Jim also wanted to do… whatever we needed to do as a company to run better, and if that's moving Andy into that role, I hope that Jim stays and can be an asset to our company and help us make our cars better in another role than just being on the box on Sunday.
"What really moves the needle, truthfully, for all these teams is what gets done at the shop during the week. Jim has proven, over his long tenure in NASCAR, that he can build fast race cars.”
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