You don't lose a crew chief of Ray Evernham's caliber and not have it knock a team for a loop. The 24 team's results were improving late in the season under new crew chief Robbie Loomis, and they'll probably annoy their detractors by mounting a solid charge for the championship in 2001 and winning a lot of races. It was a long road to the top, but now that he reached the summit look for Jerry to fight tooth and nail to stay there. One win does not a career make. Ask Morgan Shepherd.
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Todd Bodine is probably going to be more helpful as a teammate than Darrell Waltrip was. Yates engines under the hood. Has shown strength on plate tracks as of late. It's been awhile. K-Mart's financial condition could be a distraction.