Already with a new driver in the fold for 2014, JTG Daugherty Racing team officials have a new alliance in place for next year as well. Team officials announced Monday a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing that includes receiving Earnhardt-Childress Racing engines and engineering services for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series -- ECR engines are built for Chevrolets. AJ Allmendinger, who drove seven races in the team's No. 47 Toyota in 2013, will man the car full time next year. "We certainly appreciate all the support that (Toyota Racing Development) has provided to JTG Daugherty Racing for five years and we are great fans of their business model," JTG Daugherty Racing co-owner Tad Geschickter said in the release. More...