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would be much the same with Blaney; Keselowski and Logano running about ten races each.  Keselowski would visit victory lane five times in eleven starts; while Blaney would win once and Logano would go win-less.  In just three short seasons, Bullins posted 21 wins in the Xfinity Series. Bullins would move to the Cup series in 2015.  He lead the charge for Blaney that season; working for the Wood Brothers.  The team was still only running part time at this point, so the duo just paired together for 16 events.  As 2016 rolled around the Wood Brothers returned to racing full time.  Blaney ran full time with Bullins at the helm.  He posted three Top 5 finishes and ended up 20th in the points.  2017 would see Blaney and Bullins both get their first Cup win.  It would come at Pocono.  Blaney almost pulled off the win in the season opening Daytona 500 but was passed by Kurt Busch on the last lap; relegating Blaney to second.  He would go on to finish ninth in that years points.  For 2018 Blaney is moving to drive for Roger Penske and Bullins is following him there.  But before leaving Bullins sat down and wrote the Woods a letter offering them his gratitude for taking in a young engineer nearly two decades ago: just parts of the letter read: - It’s funny how life works and the things that happen that lead you to where you wind up.  When I sat down with Eddie and Len Wood at the picnic table in the old “new” shop in Stuart, VA in 1999 I could only dream that one day I’d be the crew chief of the 21.  So as 2017 draws to a close, it’s not the end of the season I’m thinking about, it’s the beginnings.  When those guys offered me a job that night it was the beginning for me.  It got me started on a path that led to my ultimate goal of being a crew chief and for that I’m forever grateful.  I can’t thank you enough for allowing me to be such a small part of the legacy of Wood Brothers. There is no more humbling feeling than for Leonard Wood to tell you he’s proud of your team after a good run.  To every individual who played a role in the 21 car over the last three years, thank you for helping make our time together a success.  Ryan and I have been very blessed to have the opportunity to begin our Cup careers in the shadows of such history.  As we all head for new beginnings, I wish continued success to everyone at Wood Brothers Racing and will always be thankful for the beginnings you all provided for me.  When Ryan Blaney was hired to go drive for Roger Penske in 2018, Jeremy Bullins went with him. After the duo posted a win in 2017, they went looking for better things in 2018. The season started off well and saw them post five races inside the top ten in the first seven races. and the other two finishes inside the top 16. They repeatedly posted finishes between seventh and 16th; but finally broke through and claimed a win at Charlotte on the new Roval.  Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex tangled in the final turn while racing for the lead; and Blaney was there to step in and grab the win.  After the win, the seasons final seven races only saw the pair post two Top 10 finishes and end up tenth in the points.  In 2019 Bullins and Blaney had a season much like 2018.  The duo grabbed one win (Talladega) and had eleven Top 5 finishes.  They were able to make the playoffs via points and when they won at Talladega it propelled the into round three of the Chase.  But finishes of fifth; eighth; and third wasn't good enough to see them move on to race for the Championship at Homestead.  The ended the season tied for sixth in points.  For 2020 owner Roger Penske made some unexpected crew chief changes.  He swapped all three crew chiefs among his trio of drivers.  For 2020 Blaney will get Joey Logano's crew chief Todd Gordon; -  while Logano will be paired with driver Brad Keselowski's crew chief Paul Wolfe.  Keselowski and Bullins made a good pairing in 2020.  They found themselves in victory lane at the Coke 600 and two weeks late at Bristol.  When the season resumed after the coronavirus died down somewhat; they put together great results.  From race #5 at Darlington through race #21 at Michigan, they had only one finish worse than 11th.  During that same span they posted eight Top 5 runs.  In the Chase he added an additional win (Richmond) and in Round three; even though Keselowski finished fourth and sixth the first two races; it appeared Brad was in a must-win situation at Martinsville.  As luck would have it Kevin Harvick ran poorly, and even though Brad finished fourth, he beat out Harvick by a single point to advance.  In the Championship race Bullins had given Brad a fast car on short runs.  Most races during the season had crashes late in the races as drivers got more and more aggressive; so Bullins bet on a short run to finish the race.  As luck would have it; Chase Elliott had a good long run car and the race ran green the final 100 laps.  Elliott won the race and the Championship.  Keselowski finished second.  Bullins and Keselowski were back together again in 2021.  Keselowski won at Talladega and finished second in the other event there.  They had ten Top 5 and 17 Top 10 finishes on the season and ran well in the Chase.  He was eliminated just before the final race of the season.  As 2022 rolls in Keselowski is leaving Team Penske to go to drive for Jack Roush.  Austin Cindric would be the new guy wheel the #2 car and Bullins would be his crew chief.  Bullins and Cindric started off 2022 in the best possible way as they won the season opening Daytona 500.  But soon the rookie Cindric showed why rookies have 'growing pains' when they move up to the Cup Series.  Over the span of the next 14 races; he only placed inside the top ten once; this coming on the road course of COTA.  At Sonoma, he would show his road racing prowess as he came home in fifth; followed by a seventh at Nashville; another seventh at Elkhart Lake, and then a third at Atlanta.  It appeared the team was starting to gel as the regular season was starting to wind up.  He finished second at the Indy Road Course and closed the regular season with a third at Daytona.  When the play-offs kicked off, he ran well enough to move on to the next round.  In the round of twelve, he experienced problems at the Roval and finished 21st; missing advancing to the next round.  He finished out the season in 12th place in the 2022 points.  Bullins and Cindric was together again in 2023, but their season did not come up to their 2022 standards.  Bullins and Austin Cindric’s season did not come up to their 2022 standards.  They were paired together the first 26 races, but had only three sixth place finishes to show for it.  At that time, Team Penske and the Wood Brothers decided to make a swap, and moved Bullins to head Harrison Burton, and moved Brian Wilson over to work with Cindric.  Burton only had one finish inside the top 15 the rest of the season.  Bullins will be with Burton again in 2024.