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Stewart’s Crew Wins Tissot Pit Road Award at Michigan
Press ReleaseNo. 14 crew is 15th different Tissot winner in 2010
It was the first Tissot win of the season for Stewart’s No. 14 crew and the 15th different winner of the weekly pit-road competition.
Stewart’s Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet spent the least amount of time on pit road – 205.605 seconds — during the 200-lap, 400-mile race. The speedy pit stops helped Stewart post a sixth-place finish.
Placing second was Kevin Harvick’s Pennzoil/Shell Chevrolet – 208.766 seconds and third was Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 FedEx Toyota – 214.896.
“I’m really proud of Darian Grubb (crew chief) and the pit crew on this Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy,” said Stewart. “They’ve been doing an awesome job on pit road all year and our run at Michigan was another example of that.”
The No. 14 over-the-wall crew consists of: Kelly Kellis (front-tire changer), Todd Drakulich (front-tire carrier), Daniel Smith (rear-tire changer), Mike “Shrek” Morneau (rear-tire carrier), Mike Casto (jackman), Jeff “Gooch” Patterson (gasman), Rick Pigeon (catch can). The team’s pit crew coach is Joe Piette and the crew chief is Darian Grubb.
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.
After 23 races Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 crew leads the Tissot competition with four wins while Jamie McMurray’s No. 1 crew is second at three wins.
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 T6 14 Tony Stewart 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 Michigan, 8/15 Tony Stewart Team
- DMF Communications for Tissot Pit Road Precision Award, Press Release
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