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NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (Oct. 2, 2010) – Logan Ruffin’s Turner Motorsports team produced a flawless performance in Saturday’s USARacing Pro Cup Series 2010 Pit Crew Challenge at Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway to edge standings leader Clay Rogers’ Lamb & Robinson Racing crew.

Ruffin’s team, the last to compete in the annual event, produced a four-tire change in 22 seconds. That was 1.18 seconds faster than Rogers’ team’s four-tire stop which was 23.18 seconds. Neither team was assessed any penalties.

“It’s a big morale booster for them for tomorrow,” the 16-year-old Ruffin said about his team winning the Pit Crew Challenge. “It shows that we can go and have good runs in the pits and not lose anything. It shows that these guys are very good at what they do.”

Caleb Holman’s Henderson Motorsports crew placed third with a total time of 26.24 seconds. That included a 2-second penalty for a loose lug nut.

Fourth went to Tyler Young’s team. Young Motorsports was assessed a 4-second penalty for two loose lug nuts, giving that crew a time of 31.73 seconds.

Gibson Motorsports took fifth due to a 12-second penalty for six loose lug nuts. That increased the team’s 26.92-second base time to 38.92 seconds.

Chase Elliott’s team finished sixth due to 18 seconds in penalties. The Bill Elliott Racing team produced a 26.37-second base time, but was assessed a 10-second penalty for one crewman crossing the wall too soon and an 8-second one for four loose lug nuts. That left the team with a 44.37-second stop.

The USAR Pro Cup teams are in action Sunday at Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway in the Brushy Mountain 250, which begins at 2 p.m.

- Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway Press Release