#9 Crew Chief:

Melling Racing hired Jerry Pitts, Jr. to serve as Stacy Compton’s Crew Chief for the #9 Kodiak Ford in 2000, team owner Mark Melling announced today. Pitts, who led the #13 Elliott-Marino Motorsports entry in 1998, will be responsible for chassis setups and race day pit strategy(Melling PR and RACER Magazine/SpeedVision )