Complex sentence: In December 2012, Ford was hired to act as competition director for BK Racing, though he returned to a crew chief role for the 2016 Daytona 500 with BKR, working as Robert Richardson, Jr. 's crew chief.
Split into simpler sentences: In December 2012, Ford was hired to act as competition director for BK Racing. Ford returned to a crew chief role for the 2016 Daytona 500 with BKR, working as Robert Richardson, Jr. 's crew chief.