Beginning after the Atlanta race this weekend, Mark's shop will
be located in Roush's new facility in Concord, N.C., adjacent to
Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch's shop. They will continue to share
shop space with Jeff Burton's team, but the new facility has much
more space and is designed for the team's needs.Two new crew members began going over the wall in September for the final 10 races. Rodney Fetters became the jackman, and Bobby Sada began carrying rear tires at Richmond, and since then the team's pit stops have improved every week.
"I'm excited about our move, our people and the progress we've made on pit stops in the last few races," Mark said. "All of the things we have done at the end of this season relate to our plans for next year. We have a really good head start on the upcoming season."
Mark is also looking forward to next season's racing. Since Goodyear plans to develop new tires for next season, Mark is very optimistic about his competitiveness in 2001.
"Goodyear has new tires which will probably be harder compounds at a lot of tracks," Mark said. "That should put more in the drivers' hands which is good for me and Jimmy (Fennig). We have had a tougher time finding the right set-up this year, but I think a different tire will help fix that problem next year. I am always in favor of making racing more about the driver and less about the technology."
With all of the changes taking place for next season, Mark's luck is bound to change as well. He and the entire team feel confident that they will be back in the championship hunt in 2001.
