Jarrett Crew Chief: Wes Ward, crew chief for the Rayovac Maximum Racing team, will not be making the trip for Saturday’s running of the Auto Club 300 at California Speedway. Ward’s shop chief, Ricky Bowman, will take up the on-track role for driver Jason Jarrett, who is running his first full season of Busch Series competition. It’s not the first time Bowman’s been atop the box for Jarrett. Bowman was at the helm for a pair of partial Busch seasons for Dale Jarrett in 1997 and ’98, the latter including 10 Busch starts for the 24-year old racer. Ward, 37, has battled Sleep Apnea for a number of years, and underwent surgery to cure the problem last week, missing the team’s two-day testing session in Richmond. Ward, Bowman and Jarrett share in the decision-making process for the #11 team, and made the call Monday night for Ward to stay in Hickory(Mach One Marketing)(4-29-2000)
