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Biffle’s Crew Wins Tissot Pit Road Award at Pocono
Press Release2009 Tissot Champs Score 1st Win of Season
It was the first Tissot win of the 2010 season for the No. 16 crew, which captured the 2009 Tissot season championship with six wins.
The quick two-tire pit stop by the No. 16 crew in the closing stages of Sunday’s Sunoco Pennsylvania 500 helped Biffle score the first win of the season for Roush Fenway Racing. Biffle dedicated the win to team owner Jack Roush who is recovering from an airplane crash.
Biffle’s No. 16 3M Ford Fusion spent the least amount on pit road during the 200-lap, 500-mile race. Coming in second was Carl Edwards’ No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion and third was Tony Stewart’s No.14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet.
“It’s great to see the Pit Bulls back in Victory Lane,” said No. 16 crew chief Greg Erwin. “Their execution was key to the win. We were able to restart on the front row after a terrific two-tire stop late in the race and get the clean air we needed to break away from the four-tire cars.”
The No. 16 over-the-wall crew consists of: Todd Zeigler (front-tire changer), Collin 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.
Greg Gordon’s No. 24 DuPont crew leads in the Tissot standings with four victories. Jamie McMurray’s No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/McDonald’s crew is second with three wins.
The winning pit crew in each Sprint Cup race will earn $5,000 and a Tissot V8 Quartz Chronograph watch. The team with the most Tissot Pit Road Precision Award wins at the completion of the 36-race schedule will receive a $105,000 bonus plus Tissot watches for the over-the-wall crew members 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.
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2010 Tissot Pit Road Precision Award Standings
Pos Team No. Pit Crew For Wins Prize Money 1 24 Jeff Gordon 4 $20,000 2 1 Jamie McMurray 3 10,000 T3 56 Martin Truex Jr. 2 10,000 T3 17 Matt Kenseth 2 10,000 T5 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 1 5,000 T5 12 Brad Keselowski 1 5,000 T5 33 Clint Bowyer 1 5,000 T5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 5,000 T5 00 David Reutimann 1 5,000 T5 39 Ryan Newman 1 5,000 T5 18 Kyle Busch 1 5,000 T5 2 Kurt Busch 1 5,000 T5 26 Boris Said 1 5,000 T5 16 Greg Biffle 1 5,000 2010 Tissot Pit Road Precision Award Winners Daytona, 2/14 Juan Pablo Montoya Team Fontana, 2/21 Jeff Gordon Team Las Vegas, 2/28 Martin Truex Jr. Team Atlanta, 3/7 Martin Truex Jr. Team Bristol, 3/21 Brad Keselowski Team Martinsville, 3/29 Clint Bowyer Team Phoenix, 4/10 Matt Kenseth Team Texas, 4/19 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team Talladega 4/25 David Reutimann Team Richmond, 5/1 Ryan Newman Team Darlington, 5/8 Jamie McMurray Team Dover, 5/16 Matt Kenseth Team Charlotte, 5/30 Jeff Gordon Team Pocono, 6/6 Kyle Busch Team Michigan, 6/13 Kurt Busch Team Sonoma, 6/20 Boris Said Team Loudon, 6/27 Jeff Gordon Team Daytona, 7/3 Jeff Gordon Team Chicago, 7/10 Jamie McMurray Team Indianapolis, 7/25 Jamie McMurray Team Pocono, 8/1 Greg Biffle Team
- DMF Communications for Tissot Pit Road Precision Award, Press Release
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