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Saving Time In The Pits
Wednesday, 11 March 2009 05:38

 

Continuing his strong start to the 2009 season, Clint Bowyer drove to a sixth-place finish during Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Earning his third top-10 in the first four races, Bowyer was able to get the job done with thanks in part to the work of his crew on pit road.

 

Thanks to their speedy work, the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing team earned the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award. The Shane Wilson-led pit crew sent the least amount of time on pit road (364.400 seconds) during Sunday's event.

 

"The BB&T crew did a phenomenal job on pit road at Atlanta," Bowyer said following Sunday's race. "They had consistently fast stops all day and really deserved to win the Tissot award this week. I'm glad that they'll get their time to shine from our finish as well. These guys work hard and I'm glad to see them rewarded for their efforts."

 

 

The No. 33 team consists of Clint Pittman (front-tire changer), Shane Stevenson (front-tire carrier), Daniel Rankin (rear-tire changer), Michael Hodges (rear-tire carrier), Bill Ferguson Jr. (jackman), Bryan Smith (gasman), Chad Haney (catch can) and Scott Brewer (eighth man). The team's crew chief is Shane Wilson, pit crew coach is Matt Clark and the strength/conditioning coach is Ray Wright.

 

For winning the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award, the No. 33 team will receive $5,000. The team with the most pit road wins at the completion of the 36-race schedule will earn a $100,000 bonus plus Tissot watches for the driver and over-the-wall crew members. 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.