Richard Childress Racing makes competition leadership changes [Video]

Richard Childress Racing has announced competition leadership changes that take place immediately.

Announced Wednesday:

Keith Rodden is promoted from interim competition director to vice president of competition. He will provide forward thinking and direction in all areas of performance and budgeting and lead strategic performance-based partnerships.

John Klausmeier joins RCR as a technical director, overseeing all technical engineering activities and focusing on vehicle systems engineering, design and metrology. All competition departments will report to Klausmeier, who will report to Rodden. Klausmeier previously had been a crew chief at Stewart-Haas Racing before that organization shut down after this past season.

Richard Boswell is the new crew chief for Austin Dillon’s No. 3 team. Boswell had been the crew chief for Chase Briscoe this past season at Stewart-Haas Racing before its closure.

The changes come after car owner Richard Childress told NBC Sports in July that he was more involved in turning around his …