Dale Earnhardt Jr. will slide into a role he never thought he’d be in: crew chief for JR Motorsports’ №88 Xfinity Series car at Pocono Raceway. The decision follows the suspension of Mardy Lindley, the regular crew chief of the team, one race after violating lug nut rules at Nashville Superspeedway.

Earnhardt will lead the pit box for Connor Zilisch, who drives for Earnhardt's JR Motorsports, for this weekend's Xfinity Series race.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be at Pocono Raceway for this weekend's The Great American Getaway 400. But he'll have a different role from the usual. On Wednesday, JR Motorsports announced that Dale Jr. will be working as their team's crew chief for the No.