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Correction: Edwards’ Team Wins Tissot Pit Crew Award in Pocono
Press ReleaseThe Tissot Pit Road Precision Award winner in Sunday’s (June 7) Pocono 500 Sprint Cup Series race was Carl Edwards’ No. 99 team, not Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 team, which was previously reported due to an anomaly with a NASCAR scoring loop on pit road.
It was the first Tissot win of the 2009 season for the No. 99 crew, which helped Edwards to a runner-up finish in the 200-lap, 500-mile race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. Edwards’ Ford Fusion spent the least amount of time on pit road — 222.264 seconds.
Edwards’ over-the-wall crew consists of: Greg Donlin (front-tire changer), Jeremy Dyer (front-tire carrier), Brandon Hopkins (rear-tire changer), Jody Fortson (rear-tire carrier), Tracy Duncan (jackman), Joe Karasinski (gasman) and Norm Lowe (catch can). The team’s crew chief is Bob Osborne and the pit crew coach is Jesse Posey.
The No. 99 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.
Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 crew leads in the Tissot standings with three wins. Greg Biffle’s crew is second with two wins. Nine teams are tied for third with one win.
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
T3 43 Reed Sorenson 1 5,000
T3 14 Tony Stewart 1 5,000
T3 33 Clint Bowyer 1 5,000
T3 48 Jimmie Johnson 1 5,000
T3 39 Ryan Newman 1 5,000
T3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 5,000
T3 1 Martin Truex Jr. 1 5,000
T3 00 David Reutimann 1 5,000
T3 99 Carl Edwards 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
Pocono, 6/7 Carl Edwards Team
- DMF Communications for Tissot Pit Road Precision Award, Press Release
Article Tags: Carl Edwards, NASCAR, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, Pocono 500, Pocono Raceway, Roush Fenway Racing, Tissot, Tissot Pit Road Precision Award
