Tab Boyd joins Joe Gibbs Racing as Christopher Bell’s new spotter

Tab Boyd is one of the most experienced spotters in the sport, previously working with Hendrick Motorsports, but he most recently worked with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at Hyak Motorsports. 

With Stenhouse, they won the 2023 Daytona 500 and continued this partnership until after the Cup race at Mexico City. Hyak let Boyd go ahead of the race at Pocono, replacing him with Clayton Hughes. No official reason was given for the change, but it’s worth noting that Boyd was in the news earlier that same week for some controversial comments he made about Mexico City.

At the other end of the garage with Joe Gibbs Racing, Christopher Bell was getting adjusted to a world without long-time spotter Stevie Reeves, who quit the team. He was informed that his contract would not be extended at the end of the 2025 season and so, he made the decision to leave early. Matt Philpott, a former JGR mechanic with limited spotter experience took on the role atop the spotter’s stand for the No. 20 Toyota.

However, rosters for this weekend’s race at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) show that JGR has changed it up once again. Enter Boyd, who will spot for Bell for this weekend and beyond. The exact terms of the deal are not known, but the change has been confirmed by JGR.