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Todd Parrott, the crew chief best known for guiding Dale Jarrett to a NASCAR Cup Championship in 1999, has been suspended indefinitely for violation of the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy.
In a brief release NASCAR public relations stated:
“On Oct. 17, Parrott was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 19 (violation of the NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy) of the 2013 NASCAR Rule Book.”
Typically NASCAR does not disclose the identity of the forbidden substance, but, offers the “NASCAR Road to Recovery Program” where the person may be rehabilitated. The most famous graduate of that program is driver A.J. Allmendinger who has return to a full-time drive for next year.
Parrott is currently the crew chief for Aric Almirola's No.43 which is owned by Richard Petty Motorsports.
As a crew chief he's credited with 31 victories including two Daytona 500 wins with Dale Jarrett (1996 and 2000) at Robert Yates Racing. His last win was in 2012 at Watkins Glen with Australia's Marcos Ambrose at the wheel. He was also the crew chief for Matt Kenseth.
Parrott joined the predecessor Richard Petty Motorsports in 2006 and is the son of Buddy Parrott who was a one-time crew chief for Petty the seven-time NASCAR champion.
Statement from Richard Petty Motorsports:
“Sammy Johns, Vice President of Operations and Competition, will handle crew chief duties on the No. 43 Ford this weekend at Talladega. He will also handle these duties on an interim basis until further notice.
"We have an expectation of all RPM employees to conduct themselves at the highest level of professionalism and within the competitive confines as set forth by NASCAR," said Johns.
"We are very disappointed that one of our employees did not meet our expectations and we completely support NASCAR, their policies and final decisions when it comes to the substance abuse policy."
In a brief release NASCAR public relations stated:
“On Oct. 17, Parrott was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 19 (violation of the NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy) of the 2013 NASCAR Rule Book.”
Typically NASCAR does not disclose the identity of the forbidden substance, but, offers the “NASCAR Road to Recovery Program” where the person may be rehabilitated. The most famous graduate of that program is driver A.J. Allmendinger who has return to a full-time drive for next year.
Parrott is currently the crew chief for Aric Almirola's No.43 which is owned by Richard Petty Motorsports.
As a crew chief he's credited with 31 victories including two Daytona 500 wins with Dale Jarrett (1996 and 2000) at Robert Yates Racing. His last win was in 2012 at Watkins Glen with Australia's Marcos Ambrose at the wheel. He was also the crew chief for Matt Kenseth.
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| Parrott with Ambrose (Photo: NASCAR) |
Parrott joined the predecessor Richard Petty Motorsports in 2006 and is the son of Buddy Parrott who was a one-time crew chief for Petty the seven-time NASCAR champion.
Statement from Richard Petty Motorsports:
“Sammy Johns, Vice President of Operations and Competition, will handle crew chief duties on the No. 43 Ford this weekend at Talladega. He will also handle these duties on an interim basis until further notice.
"We have an expectation of all RPM employees to conduct themselves at the highest level of professionalism and within the competitive confines as set forth by NASCAR," said Johns.
"We are very disappointed that one of our employees did not meet our expectations and we completely support NASCAR, their policies and final decisions when it comes to the substance abuse policy."