Boswell to become RCR competition VP
NXTbets Pro | Published On: September 23, 2026
Boswell promotion details
Richard Childress Racing is elevating Richard Boswell from Austin Dillon’s crew chief to vice president of competition, a move that gives the organization a new leader for its race track performance and its partnership with Chevrolet. Boswell will finish the current season as Dillon’s crew chief before taking over the new job. The shift comes after Boswell has worked with Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet since 2025, giving him a direct hand in the day-to-day competition side of one of RCR’s Cup Series programs.
The timing matters because the move is part of the team’s planning for the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season. RCR announced a round of personnel changes with that season in view, and Boswell’s promotion sits at the center of it. The role expands his responsibilities beyond the one-car focus he holds now, where his work has been tied directly to Dillon’s entry.
RCR has also said it has not named Dillon’s next crew chief yet, leaving one important piece of the competition structure open. Boswell’s move closes one chapter and opens another. He stays in his current post through the end of the season, then shifts into a position that reaches beyond one car and into the full competition operation. For a team looking to sharpen its edge, the promotion gives RCR a familiar voice with existing experience inside its Cup program and a mandate that covers both performance and manufacturer alignment.
Trejo technology role
Richard Childress Racing also created a new director of development and innovation role and hired Art Trejo to fill it, adding a separate lane for technology and future planning. Trejo will lead efforts to identify and implement emerging technologies, a job that points directly at how RCR wants to build for the next stage of competition. The position gives the organization a formal place to evaluate new tools, new processes and new ideas before they reach the race team.
Trejo arrives from SpaceX, bringing a background that extends far beyond motorsports. He spent 27 years in the U.S. Navy before joining SpaceX, a résumé that suggests a mix of discipline, technical knowledge and systems thinking. RCR is adding that experience to its technical work and its broader leadership structure. Trejo gives the team a dedicated point person for innovation, which can complement the race-day work already handled through the competition department.
The addition also shows that RCR is not limiting its changes to personnel on the pit box. It is adding a role built around the longer view. Development and innovation are not separate from performance in this setting. They are part of the same push to improve the organization’s overall performance. By bringing in Trejo, RCR is signaling that it wants to keep looking for gains in the background work that supports the cars on track. His background in the Navy and at SpaceX gives the position a clear technical lean, and that fits a team trying to identify and apply new ideas.
RCR leadership push
Richard Childress Racing said the changes are intended to improve leadership, technology and overall performance heading into 2027. That goal ties Boswell’s promotion and Trejo’s hire together. One move strengthens the competition side of the business. The other adds a new layer devoted to development and innovation. Put together, the changes suggest a team trying to sharpen both its immediate race operations and its longer-term technical direction.
Childress said the goal was to put “the right people, leadership, and technology” in place. He also said the organization is continuing to push “to compete at a higher level.” Those lines capture the purpose behind the restructuring. RCR is not making a cosmetic change. It is adjusting how it wants to operate across the board, from the weekly competition workload to the tools it uses to prepare for future seasons. Boswell’s promotion keeps a known figure inside the organization and expands his reach. Trejo’s arrival adds a specialist whose job is built around finding and using new technology.
The message is clear. RCR wants a cleaner structure and a stronger foundation as it moves toward 2027. The team is building around competition leadership, technical development and manufacturer partnership. It has not filled Dillon’s replacement crew chief job yet, but that position remains open. Boswell will move into a high-level role after the current season ends. Trejo will begin shaping the innovation side of the operation. The combined changes give RCR a chance to align its people and its priorities before the next Cup Series season arrives.
