THE BLAME GAME: MORE FALLOUT FROM PARROTT'S SLIP UP ON AIR

          Dale Jarrett's crew chief Todd Parrott wrote a letter
     of apology printed in various media outlets today for
     cursing while he was miked during Sunday's Winston 500,
     which was broadcast on ESPN.  Parrott: "The language I chose
     to use was unprofessional and in extremely poor taste. ... I
     take full responsibility for my actions and am truly sorry
     for my conduct" (Mult., 10/22).  SPEEDNET's Mike Snow writes
     under the header, "NASCAR Needs To Look At Who Is Really
     Responsible For Expletive Airing."  Snow: "What the ESPN
     director was thinking at the time is unknown, but sources
     close to the situation have ESPN throwing Parrott under the
     bus with the denial it offered the delay. ... To add insult
     to injury, ESPN replayed the race Sunday night, and guess
     what was part of the broadcast -- that's right -- Parrott's
     comment. ... It could only be assumed that ESPN couldn't
     care, not one little bit, about the viewer's sensibilities 
     -- or Parrott's .... apology" (SPEEDNET, 10/22).