Robert Yates [#38 and #88 team owner] said Friday at Richmond that he prefers to keep Jarrett’s No. 88 team intact for the time being and let that group solve the team’s problems. Team engineer Garth Finley took over as interim crew chief after Robert Yates Racing general manager Doug Yates released Brad Parrott. Yates said he wants to give Finley and the rest of the crew “the room, the support, the time” to get Jarrett running well again. Yates said Doug Yates has talked to a few prospects, but “I don’t see anybody coming in the door tomorrow,” Robert Yates said. Yates said he hasn’t talked to Jimmy Makar, who has been in the rumor mill to move to Yates. Makar is the general manager of Joe Gibbs Racing after being moved form Bobby Labonte’s crew chief in the off-season.( NASCAR.com )(5-3-2003)
