Accavitti new CEO of Dodge

Amid all the hoopla over General Motors and its bankruptcy and its future, and its future in NASCAR, and the hot debate in the past few days about the fate of Chrysler and its NASCAR Dodge teams, a huge piece of news seemingly slipped through the cracks: Mike Accavitti (Italian), the long-time Dodge racing director, has just been promoted to president and CEO of Dodge itself (by Italian firm Fiat), a jump up of about three huge rungs on the Detroit ladder. Accavitti, who hasn't made it to a NASCAR track in some time, has been a strong supporter of NASCAR racing, so his promotion would seem to bode very well for the sport. mikemulhern.net