Jeff Chandler resigned Monday as crew chief for Stacy Compton and the #59 Kingsford/Bush’s BakedBeans/Bubba Burgers/Winnebago/Duck Head Footwear team, ST Motorsports owner Tad Geschickter said. Chris Carrier will serve as the interim crew chief at this Saturday’s Twister 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway. “It was a mutual agreement,” Geschickter said. “We’re becoming a more competitive team. We’re driven to win. Jeff brought a lot to this race team and we appreciate everything we accomplished with him.” Chandler echoed Geschickter’s sentiments, “I really appreciated the opportunity to work with Stacy, Tad, and all of the folks at ST Motorsports. I look forward to watching them be successful in the future and I look forward to my next opportunity in NASCAR.” Carrier and Compton have worked together in the past. They competed in a one-race deal with Morgan-McClure Motorsports at the 2003 Pepsi 400 Nextel Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway. Geschickter said he is compiling a list of candidates to replace Chandler on a full-time basis.(ST Motorsports PR)(7-5-2004)
