Beam Gone from the #94 to the #21 UPDATE 3: Hearing rumors that Team Manager Mike Beam and Owner/Driver Bill Elliott have parted ways, no confirmation on this yet. Elliott owns/drives the #94 McDonald’s Ford and owns the #13 Ford team. — Winston Cup Today radio reports that the team says this is not true. But….I hear he is looking at his options and they may include the #28 team(11-12-98) — Am now hearing that Beam has left the Elliott team and that the #28 team may be an option for 1999. — No #28 but…..At the beginning of December, Mike Beam, will join forces with driver Elliott Sadler and the Wood Brothers Racing Team. Beam has served as crew chief for driver Bill Elliott since 1995 before taking his current role of chief operating officer with Bill Elliott Racing in 1998. Beam will serve as the crew chief for the #21 CITGO Ford and spearhead Elliott Sadler’s campaign for rookie of the year. Initial plans are for Beam to work one or two days a week in Stuart, Virginia at the Wood Brothers’ race shop and then oversee the team’s operations at the race track.(GoRacing via CITGO Racing)(11-16-98) (11-16-1998)
