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Second Tissot win of season for No. 33 crew

Clint Bowyer’s crew took top honors at Dover International Speedway, winning the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday’s (Sept. 27) AAA 400 Sprint Cup race.

The No. 33 crew, out of the Richard Childress Racing stable, picked up its second Tissot win of the season and became the sixth multiple winner of the pit road competition. The first Tissot win for Bowyer’s crew was at Atlanta in March.

Bowyer’s BB&T Chevy Impala SS spent the least amount of time on pit road in Dover – 257.194 seconds – during the 400-lap race at the Monster Mile.

“I couldn’t be happier for the No. 33 team for winning the Tissot award at Dover,” said No. 33 pit crew coach Matt Clark. “They have been working hard in the gym and at pit practice every week, and I’m thrilled to see them be acknowledged for that. The crew has been on its game all year.”

Bowyer’s over-the-wall crew consists of: Jason Pulver (front-tire changer), Austin Craven (front-tire carrier), Dustin Niecaise (rear-tire changer), Matt Kreuter (rear-tire carrier), Nick Terry (jackman), Bryan Smith (gasman), Chad Haney (catch can) and Scott Brewer (eighth man). The team’s crew chief is Shane Wilson.

The No. 33 crew, which is in a tie for fourth place in the Tissot standings, will receive $5,000 for winning the pit crew competition in Dover.

Greg Biffle’s crew leads the Tissot standings with five wins. The team with the most Tissot Pit Road Precision Award wins at the completion of the 36-race Sprint Cup schedule will receive 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 16 Greg Biffle 5 25,000

T2 24 Jeff Gordon 3 15,000

T2 48 Jimmie Johnson 3 15,000

T4 14 Tony Stewart 2 10,000

T4 39 Ryan Newman 2 10,000

T4 33 Clint Bowyer 2 10,000

T7 43 Reed Sorenson 1 5,000

T7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 5,000

T7 1 Martin Truex Jr. 1 5,000

T7 00 David Reutimann 1 5,000

T7 99 Carl Edwards 1 5,000

T7 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 1 5,000

T7 11 Denny Hamlin 1 5,000

T7 9 Kasey Kahne 1 5,000

T7 20 Joey Logano 1 5,000

T7 44 AJ Allmendinger 1 5,000

T7 26 Jamie McMurray 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

Michigan, 6/14 Greg Biffle Team

Sonoma, 6/21 Juan Pablo Montoya Team

New Hampshire, 6/28 Jimmie Johnson Team

Daytona, 7/4 Tony Stewart Team

Chicagoland, 7/11 Denny Hamlin Team

Indianapolis, 7/26 Greg Biffle Team

Pocono, 8/3 Kasey Kahne Team

Watkins Glen, 8/10 Jimmie Johnson Team

Michigan, 8/16 Joe Logano Team

Bristol, 8/22 Greg Biffle Team

Atlanta, 9/6 AJ Allmendinger Team

Richmond, 9/12 Jamie McMurray Team

New Hampshire, 9/20 Ryan Newman Team

Dover, 9/27 Clint Bowyer Team

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