Mark Melling, owner of the #9 Kodiak Ford NASCAR Winston Cup Series car, announced today the departure of crew chief, Jerry Pitts. “In this sport, it’s unfortunate, but these things happen,” said Melling. “On a very positive note though, we’ve got everything in place with our driver, sponsor and facilities for this year and the future, so, our priority now is to hire a replacement for Jerry immediately.”(Melling Pr)(10-2-2000) UPDATE: Skip Pope, a team engineer with Melling Racing, will serve as interim crew chief for #9-Stacy Compton at at Charlotte(That’s Racin’)(10-5-2000)
