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Kyle Busch’s Crew Claims Tissot Pit Road Award at The Glen
Press ReleaseSecond Tissot Win of Season for Joe Gibbs Racing Crew
It was the second Tissot win of the season for the No. 18 crew, which moved into a tie for third place in the season standings.
Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 crew continues to lead the Tissot competition with four wins while Jamie McMurray’s No. 1 crew is second at three wins.
The weekly-winning crew receives $5,000 from Tissot plus 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.
Busch’s No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry spent the least amount of time on pit road during the 90-lap race in central New York – 84.438 seconds. Coming in second was Carl Edwards’ No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion (84.821) and third was Kurt Busch’s No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger (85.358).
The quick work by the No. 18 crew helped Busch post an eighth-place finish.
The No. 18 over-the-wall crew consists of: Nick Odell (front-tire changer), Brad Donaghy (front-tire carrier), Jake Seminara (rear-tire changer), Kenny Barber (rear-tire carrier), Jeff Fender (jackman), Tom Lampe (gasman), Jason Hinson (catch can). The team’s pit crew coach is Mike Lepp and the crew chief is Dave Rogers.
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 T3 18 Kyle Busch Team 2 10,000 T6 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 1 5,000 T6 12 Brad Keselowski 1 5,000 T6 33 Clint Bowyer 1 5,000 T6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 5,000 T6 00 David Reutimann 1 5,000 T6 39 Ryan Newman 1 5,000 T6 2 Kurt Busch 1 5,000 T6 26 Boris Said 1 5,000 T6 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 Watkins Glen, 8/8 Kyle Busch Team
- DMF Communications for Tissot Pit Road Precision Award, Press Release
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