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Yates puts son in charge of NASCAR operation

By JENNA FRYER, AP Sports Writer

 

December 18, 2002

 

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Robert Yates made sweeping changes to his NASCAR operation Wednesday, putting his son in charge of daily operations and moving crew chief Todd Parrott into management.

 

Doug Yates will be the general manager for the Winston Cup cars driven by Dale Jarrett and Elliott Sadler while continuing to work with Yates Racing Engines, which has a strong lease program in NASCAR.

 

Robert Yates, car owner since 1989, did not indicate how Doug Yates' increased involvement will affect him or if he will continue to be at the track every weekend.

 

Parrott, meanwhile, will move from Jarrett's crew chief to director of competition.

 

Brad Parrott, Todd's younger brother, will be Jarrett's new crew chief and Raymond Fox III will call the shots for Sadler.

 

``It's our primary goal here ... to win races and compete for championships, and I think we're on the right track to do that by increasing our depth in the personnel area,'' Yates said.

 

Although Yates' cars finished in the Top 10 this season -- Jarrett was ninth and Ricky Rudd ended up 10th -- it was a trying year for the car owner.

 

He was hospitalized with chest pains during activities surrounding the season-opening Daytona 500, then squabbled with Rudd through most of the year over their plans.

 

Yates wanted to hire Sadler to replace Rudd at the end of this season, and the split was not smooth.

 

When it finally seemed as if things had settled down, crew chief Michael ``Fatback'' McSwain negotiated his own release from Robert Yates Racing despite being one of the main supporters of Sadler's hiring.

 

All the while, Doug Yates had indicated he would like to move into an ownership role in NASCAR. By taking over the day-to-day operations, he's priming himself to eventually take over the family business.

 

Todd Parrott, Jarrett's crew chief for seven years, will now oversee chassis design, car construction and development and testing for both Cup teams. He will also support the crews during races.

 

Brad Parrott returns to RYR after spending last season as crew chief for Jeff Burton's Busch Series car, which won five of the 13 races in which the team entered in 2002.

 

``It's an opportunity I had always dreamed about,'' Brad Parrott said. ``Who better to further your career with than Robert Yates and Dale Jarrett, while having Doug Yates and Todd Parrott overseeing that team effort?''

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