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Johnson’s Team Wins Tissot Pit Road Award in Phoenix
Press ReleaseWith one to go 4 teams tied for Tissot season championship
The No. 48 crew, out of the Hendrick Motorsports stable, picked up the top prize as a result of Johnson’s Lowe’s Chevrolet spending the least amount of time on pit road (170.246 seconds) and finishing on the lead lap during the Kobalt Tools 500. The team’s effort helped Johnson post a fifth-place result in the season’s penultimate race.
“The over-the-wall guys did a fantastic job Sunday keeping us up front and setting us up for a top-five finish,” said No. 48 crew chief Chad Knaus. “With one race to go everyone has to be on their A-game next week in Homestead and I’m confident these guys will give us another solid performance.”
The No. 48 over-the-wall crew consists of: Clay Robinson (front-tire changer), Mike Houston (front-tire carrier), Joe Slingerland (rear-tire changer), Matt Ver Meer (rear-tire carrier), Jeff Cook (jackman), Caleb Hurd (gasman), Jamie Frady (catch can). The team’s pit crew coach is Greg Morin.
Heading into Sunday’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, four teams are currently tied for first place in the Tissot season standings. The teams for Matt Kenseth (No. 17), Jeff Gordon (No. 24), Kyle Busch (No. 18) and Jamie McMurray (No. 1) lead with each scoring four pit road wins.
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.
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 $175,000 in prize money with $5,000 going to the weekly-winning team.
2010 Tissot Pit Road Precision Award Standings Pos Team No. Pit Crew For Wins Prize Money T1 17 Matt Kenseth 4 $20,000 T1 24 Jeff Gordon 4 20,000 T1 18 Kyle Busch 4 20,000 T1 1 Jamie 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 T9 48 Jimmie Johnson 1 5,0002010 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 Phoenix, 11/14 Jimmie Johnson TeamBuy Champion Gear at Jimmie Johnson official store
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