Parrott Released by RPM After Suspension

If you didn't see this one coming, you should have.

FOX's Lee Spencer is reporting that Todd Parrott was released from Richard Petty Motorsports on Monday for violating NASCAR’s substance-abuse policy.

The 19-year veteran crew chief won the 1999 Sprint Cup championship with Dale Jarrett and most recently oversaw the No. 43 Ford team and driver Aric Almirola. Parrott has been with RPM since 2010. He has 31 Sprint Cup victories atop the pit box.

Parrott has already submitted his application for NASCAR’s Road to Recovery program.

Greg Ebert will take over as the interim crew chief for Aric Almirola's team.

The RPM team is right down on substance abuse, as are most of the teams in the paddock. From the moment that the suspension was announced, the clock was ticking on Parrott. Here's hoping he gets it back together and resumes his career.