PPI Layoffs? UPDATE 2 changes, crew chief: hearing that PPI Motorsports laid off some employee’s on Tuesday. No word on who or why, supposedly like a dozen were let go UPDATE: PPI Motorsports’ Joe Garone has announced his resignation from his position as crew chief of the #96 McDonald’s Ford driven by Andy Houston. Garone has accepted a position with NASCAR’s research and development project in Hickory, NC, but will remain as crew chief on the McDonald’s Ford through July. In a move not related to Garone’s departure, PPI Motorsports has also undertaken a company-wide restructuring resulting in the reduction of 14 staff positions effective today. This reorganization brings the total number of PPI Motorsports employees to 97. The restructuring was based on a thorough evaluation of the company’s organizational chart and department-by-department staffing after observing the operating structures of several top teams in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. PPI Motorsports, LLC, a motorsports company based in Hickory, N.C., also fields the #32 Tide Ford with Ricky Craven as the driver(PPI Motorsports PR)(5-30-2001) UPDATE 2: hearing some of the layoffs included some of the pit crew members for one or both teams(6-2-2001) (6-1-2001)
