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No. 16 crew claims second Tissot win of season

Greg Biffle’s No. 16 crew captured the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.

It was the second Tissot win of the season for Biffle’s crew, which also won the award at the March Cup race in Las Vegas.

By claiming its second pit road win of the season, the No. 16 crew takes over sole possession of second place in the Tissot standings. Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 crew leads with three victories while eight teams are tied for third with one win.

Biffle’s crew won the award in Dover as a result of the team’s No. 16 Ford Fusion spending the least amount of time on pit road – 320.935 seconds. The quick work by the crew helped lift Biffle to a third place finish in the 400-mile race.

“The 3M team has the best overall chemistry as a group that I’ve been a part of in over 10 years,” said No. 16 pit crew coach Andy Ward. “Everyone on the 3M crew takes responsibility for their actions and works hard as a team. They are really dedicated to be the best team that they can be.”

The No. 16 over-the-wall crew consists of: Todd Zeigler (front-tire changer), Colin Pasi (front-tire carrier), Kyle Power (rear-tire changer), Kevin McDowell (rear-tire carrier), Rodney Fetters (jackman), Billy Manchester(gasman), Ryan Dextraze (catch can) and Chris Elliott (windshield). The team’s crew chief is Greg Erwin and the pit crew coach is Andy Ward.

The No. 16 team will receive $5,000 for the pit road win. The team with the most Tissot Pit Road Precision Award victories at the completion of the 36-race schedule will earn a $100,000 bonus plus Tissot watches for the crew and driver.

Tissot has been the official watch and timekeeper of NASCAR since 2006. The company is also the official timekeeper for a number of other sports, including the MotoGP World Championship, the Ice Hockey World Championship and the Cycling World Championship.

2009 Tissot Pit Road Precision Award Standings

Pos Team No. Pit Crew For Wins Prize Money

1 24 Jeff Gordon 3 15,000

2 16 Greg Biffle 2 10,000

T2 43 Reed Sorenson 1 5,000

T2 14 Tony Stewart 1 5,000

T2 33 Clint Bowyer 1 5,000

T2 48 Jimmie Johnson 1 5,000

T2 39 Ryan Newman 1 5,000

T2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 5,000

T2 1 Martin Truex Jr. 1 5,000

T2 00 David Reutimann 1 5,000

2009 Tissot Pit Road Precision Award Winners

Daytona 2/15 Reed Sorenson Team

Fontana, 2/22 Tony Stewart Team

Las Vegas, 3/1 Greg Biffle Team

Atlanta 3/8 Clint Bowyer Team

Bristol (3/22) Jimmie Johnson Team

Martinsville (3/29 Jeff Gordon Team

Fort Worth (4/5) Jeff Gordon Team

Phoenix (4/18) Ryan Newman Team

Talladega (4/26) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team

Richmond (5/2) Jeff Gordon Team

Darlington (5/9) Martin Truex Jr. Team

Charlotte (5/25) David Reutimann Team

Dover (5/31) Greg Biffle Team

- DMF Communications for Tissot Pit Road Precision Award, Press Release