Blake Harris to crew chief Shane van Gisbergen in 2027

Trackhouse Racing has named Blake Harris as crew chief of the No. 97 Chevrolet for Shane van Gisbergen in 2027. Harris moves from the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team of Alex Bowman, where he has been crew chief since the start of the 2023 season and won one race with Bowman. No official word has yet been given on Bowman's crew chief for next year.

The change ends the partnership between Van Gisbergen and Stephen Doran, who led the team for the past two seasons. During that period Van Gisbergen won seven races, all on road or street courses. He placed 12th in the 2025 standings and was the highest-placed Trackhouse driver in 2026, finishing 17th despite missing the Chase.

Doran is returning to Spire Motorsports as crew chief for Michael McDowell, replacing Travis Peterson, who has been offered an engineering role within the race team. Doran previously worked at Spire and was Zane Smith's crew chief for the 2024 season.