With Zilisch's full-time crew chief, Mardy Lindley, suspended one race because of two unsecured lug nuts following the May 31 race at Nashville, team co-owner and NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be making his debut as crew chief of the No. 88 team this weekend, the team confirmed to its X account on Wednesday.

Earnhardt has worn many hats throughout his NASCAR career between driver, owner and broadcaster, but this is certainly a new one as he takes on the role of crew chief at Pocono. According to Racing Reference, this is the first time any member of the Earnhardt family has worked as a crew chief at any of the three national levels of the sport.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will make his debut as a crew chief in this weekend's Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway, as he will make a one-off appearance as crew chief for the No. 88 JR Motorsports team and driver Connor Zilisch.