Yates hires Parker as crew chief for Jarrett

CONCORD, N.C. -- A few days after car owner Robert Yates said he wasn't in a hurry to hire a crew chief for Dale Jarrett, Yates hired one.

	Dale Jarrett

Yates moved Shawn Parker from the No. 38 to the No. 88, where he will take over crew chief duties. Parker served as Elliott Sadler's car chief for the first 11 races of the season.

He takes over for interim crew chief Garth Finley.

Brad Parrott was removed as Jarrett's crew chief after the race at Talladega. Parrott guided Jarrett to a victory at Rockingham, but the team struggled after that race. Both Jarrett and Parrott blamed the other for the team's struggles, but Parrott was let go.

Also, Todd Parrott, whom Brad replaced as crew chief, took a leave of absence. He hasn't returned to RYR.

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Finley, an engineer, took over the reins as crew chief at Martinsville, but the results weren't any better. Jarrett's best finish in Finley's three races was a 20th at Martinsville, though he crashed out of the two other races.

Parker worked at Roush Racing with Mark Martin and Kurt Busch before moving to Robert Yates Racing.

Under crew chief Raymond Fox and Parker, Sadler has posted five top-10 finishes in 2003.