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Martin’s Crew Captures Tissot Pit Road Award in Texas
Press Release
It was the first pit road win of the season for the No. 5 crew and the 17th different Tissot winner of the 2010 season.
Martin’s No. 5 CARQUEST/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet spent the least amount of time on pit road – 305.658 seconds — during the AAA Texas 500. The quick work by Martin’s crew helped the veteran driver post a third-place finish.
The No. 5 over-the-wall crew consists of: Kyle Turner (front-tire changer), JD Holcomb (front-tire carrier), Josh Kirk (rear-tire changer), Dion Williams (rear-tire carrier), Bailey Walker (jackman), Brad Pickens (gasman) and Travis Gordon (catch can). The crew chief is Alan Gustafson and the pit crew coaches are Mark Mauldin, Walt Smith and Matt Skeen.
“The No. 5 pit crew had a very solid week in Texas,” said Mauldin. “The team performed above expectations. We had been trying some new things in practice. We implemented them during the race and the guys were very solid with everything we did. We did have one slower pit stop, which really wasn’t all that slow, but we backed that up with another 12 second stop. We were very happy with their performance and hope it continues in Phoenix.”
Four teams are currently tied for first place in the Tissot season standings. The leaders are the crews for Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Jamie McMurray with each team scoring four pit road wins. Clint Bowyer’s crew is one behind with three wins.
The Tissot season championship crew will receive a $105,000 bonus plus Tissot watches for the over-the-wall crew members and driver. Tissot has already paid out $170,000 in prize money with $5,000 going to the weekly-winning crew.
In the event there is a tie at the end of the season for the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award championship, the tiebreaker goes to the team whose driver finishes the highest in the Sprint Cup point standings.
Pos Team No. Pit Crew For Wins Prize Money T1 24 Jeff Gordon 4 $20,000 T1 18 Kyle Busch 4 20,000 T1 17 Matt Kenseth 4 20,000 T1 1 amie McMurray 4 20,000 T5 33 Clint Bowyer 3 15,000 T6 56 Martin Truex Jr. 2 10,000 T6 00 David Reutimann 2 10,000 T6 14 Tony Stewart 2 10,000 T9 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 1 5,000 T9 12 Brad Keselowski 1 5,000 T9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 5,000 T9 39 Ryan Newman 1 5,000 T9 2 Kurt Busch 1 5,000 T9 26 Boris Said 1 5,000 T9 16 Greg Biffle 1 5,000 T9 29 Kevin Harvick 1 5,000 T9 5 Mark Martin 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 Richmond, 9/11 Matt Kenseth Team Loudon, 9/19 Clint Bowyer Team Dover, 9/26 Kyle Busch Team Kansas, 10/3 Kevin Harvick Team Fontana, 10/10 Clint Bowyer Team Charlotte, 10/16 Jamie McMurray Team Martinsville, 10/24 Kyle Busch Team Talladega, 10/31 Matt Kenseth Team Texas, 11/7 Mark Martin Team
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- DMF Communications for Tissot Pit Road Precision Award, Press Release
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