Todd Parrott Leaves the #43 Team

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Todd Parrott Returns to RYR; Steadman to Crew Chief the #43: Petty Enterprises and Robert Yates Racing jointly announce crew chief Todd Parrott will return to Robert Yates Racing. Greg Steadman, on an interim basis, will take over the crew chief duties on the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge driven by Bobby Labonte effective immediately. Parrott has years of experience at RYR and helped lead the organization to a championship with driver Dale Jarrett in 1999. Steadman is no stranger to the crew chief position. A long-standing employee of Petty Enterprises, Steadman is known as one of the top mechanical minds at the shop. Steadman will work hand-in-hand with Loomis, who will take a more active role on the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge. Bobby Labonte said he didn't expect Petty Enterprises to miss a beat despite the defection of crew chief Todd Parrott to Robert Yates Racing. With Greg Steadman as interim crew chief and executive vice president of race operations Robbie Loomis taking a more hands-on role. Steadman, Petty Enterprises' director of competition, is likely not auditioning for the permanent job of crew chief. "Of course, if Greg goes out and wins two or three races, we'll find a different competition director," Loomis said. "We want some body for the long haul, not a short-term thing," said Labonte, who reaffirmed that he was staying with Petty. "We've got a great base. We've just got to find the right person who will grow with the organization. We don't necessarily have to move forward quickly but we have to move forward very smart on the decisions we make to bring the right race cars to the race track the right setups before we ever get there." Taken from Jayski.com

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Who is Todd Parrot ?

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Who is Todd Parrot ?

I believe he is the crew chief that helped Dale Jarrett win his championship. He's one of the best in the business today.

[TruckDriver]

Who is Todd Parrot ?

I believe he is the crew chief that helped Dale Jarrett win his championship. He's one of the best in the business today.

[General_01]

He might be good, but now adays he never stays anywhere too long. He left RYR a while back for some reason. He came back last year with DJ, won Talledega I think, then left again for Petty. Now not even a year later he is leaving Petty for RYR. Wonder if he makes it more than a week this time.