'Suitcase Jake', former Earnhardt, DW crew chief, dies at 73

By foxsports

Published Feb 26, 2010 1:45 am EST

J.C. Elder, known as "Suitcase Jake" during his long tenure as a NASCAR crew chief with the likes of star drivers David Pearson, Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip, has died. He was 73.