PitNow(link no longer good) reported that if Bobby Labonte wins the Winston Cup Championship, team owner Joe Gibbs may move his crew chief, Jimmy Makar to a Team Manager role, move Tony’s Stewart’s crew chief, Greg Zipadelli over to Labonte’s #18 Interstate Batteries team and hire a new crew chief for Stewart’s #20 Home Depot team, one name mentioned in the article is the #55 APR crew chief Jimmy Elledge(PitNow)(9-15-2000) UPDATE: As Labonte’s lead has grown, the talk about Jimmy Makar’s desire to move up to team manager or general manager of the Gibbs team have become a constant hum. “I’ve got a great relationship with Bobby and I still really enjoy what I’m doing, or else I’d be thinking about changing a little bit right now,” said Makar. “I still see quite a few years ahead of me being Bobby’s crew chief,” Makar said. Down the road, in perhaps in the next five years, Makar will consider making a change.(AP/Tennessean)(10-28-2000)
