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Stewart’s Crew Claims Tissot Pit Road Award at Atlanta
Press Release2nd pit road win in last 3 races for No. 14 team
It was the second Tissot win in the past three races for the No. 14 crew members, whose quick pit stop late in the race helped Stewart capture his first victory of the season.
Stewart’s No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet spent the least amount of time on pit road – 310.802 seconds – during the 325-lap, 500-mile race. Coming in a close second was Martin Truex’s No. 56 NAPA Toyota with a time of 310.939. Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 Lowe’s Chevy was third at 314.168.
“This team has been doing an awesome job for the last two-and-a-half or three months and we’ve been kind of quiet this year,” said Stewart. “We took off slow, but thank goodness for Office Depot and Old Spice and everybody who’s a part of this team – they’ve been doing a great job. The pit stops have been good. The cars have been good. With Darian (Grubb, crew chief) and these guys at our shop, it’s just been really fun the last couple of months.”
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 25 races 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. Stewart’s crew is in a five-way tie for third with two 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 T3 00 David Reutimann 2 10,000 T3 14 Tony Stewart 2 10,000 T8 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 1 5,000 T8 12 Brad Keselowski 1 5,000 T8 33 Clint Bowyer 1 5,000 T8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 5,000 T8 39 Ryan Newman 1 5,000 T8 2 Kurt Busch 1 5,000 T8 26 Boris Said 1 5,000 T8 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 Michigan, 8/15 Tony Stewart Team Bristol, 8/21 David Reutimann Team Atlanta, 9/5 Tony Stewart Team
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