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Busch's Pit Crew Scores New Hampshire Win; Sadler's Crew Closing in on Points Lead Pacing Kurt Busch to victory in Sunday's Siemens 300 Nextel Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway was his pit crew, which took top honors in the ...
Busch's Pit Crew Scores New Hampshire Win; Sadler's Crew Closing in on Points Lead
Pacing Kurt Busch to victory in Sunday's Siemens 300 Nextel Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway was his pit crew, which took top honors in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade.
It was the third time this season that Busch's No. 97 crew pocketed the first-place prize that is worth $20,000 for each win. The other pit crew victories for Busch's team were at Las Vegas and Martinsville.
In the quest for the $200,000 McDonald's/POWERade bonus that goes to the crew that garners the most points at the end of the season, Dale Earnhardt's team has a slim six-point lead over Elliott Sadler's crew (690- 684). Busch's team remains in fifth place with 652 points.
Busch's IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford spent the least amount of time on New Hampshire's pit road --113.812 seconds. Stewart's Home Depot Chevrolet came in second with a time of 115.241. Third was Jamie McMurray's Texaco/Havoline Dodge at 119.200.
"These IRWIN guys really stepped it up to show what being a team is all about," said crew chief Jimmy Fennig. "Our car chief stayed in Charlotte over the weekend with his wife to have a baby, so the rest of the guys all did more than their fair share to fill in and make sure everything was perfect. The over-the-wall guys hit their marks all day during those three stops and helped us gain some positions in the pits."
Busch's over-the-wall crew consists of: Scott Ward (front tire changer), Mark Full (front tire carrier), Kevin Gilman (rear tire changer), Jason Binger (rear tire carrier), Doug Newell (gasman), Scott Radel (jackman) and Jim Gaudette (catch can).
<pre> Top 10 Pit Crews in Sunday's (July 25) Siemens 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway
Time Car# Points 1. Kurt Busch Team 113.812 seconds 97 43 2. Tony Stewart Team 115.241 " 20 42 3. Jamie McMurray Team 119.200 " 42 41 4. Michael Waltrip Team 152.849 " 15 40 5. Kevin Harvick Team 154.282 " 29 39 6. Dale Jarrett Team 185.688 " 88 38 7. Jeff Burton Team 186.510 " 99 37 8. Bobby Labonte Team 190.980 " 18 36 9. Bobby Hamilton Jr. Team 212.466 " 09 35 10. Sterling Marlin Team 248.297 " 40 34
2004 Winners of The McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade:
Daytona (2/15) Tony Stewart Team Rockingham (2/22) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team Las Vegas (3/7) Kurt Busch Team Atlanta (3/14) Robby Gordon Team Darlington (3/21) Greg Biffle Team Bristol (3/28) Sterling Marlin Team Texas (4/4) Michael Waltrip Team Martinsville (4/18) Kurt Busch Team Talladega (4/25) Robby Gordon Team California (5/2) Robby Gordon Team Richmond (5/15) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team Charlotte (May 30) Jamie McMurray Team Dover (6/6) Tony Stewart Team Pocono (6/13) Casey Mears Team Michigan (6/20) Elliott Sadler Team Sonoma (6/27) Elliott Sadler Team Daytona (7/3) Michael Waltrip Team Chicago (7/11) Elliott Sadler Team N. Hampshire (7/25) Kurt Busch Team
Point Standings for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Teams Participating in The McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERADE: Following New Hampshire (7/25); pit crew wins in parentheses
Pos. Car# Pit Crew of Points Prize Money 1 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team (2) 690 40,000 2 38 Elliott Sadler Team (3) 684 60,000 3 20 Tony Stewart Team (2) 667 40,000 4 29 Kevin Harvick Team 662 5 97 Kurt Busch Team (3) 652 60,000 6 15 Michael Waltrip Team (2) 641 40,000 7 18 Bobby Labonte Team 627 8 88 Dale Jarrett Team 620 9 42 Jamie McMurray Team (1) 614 20,000 10 30 Dave Blaney Team 607 11 40 Sterling Marlin Team (1) 606 20,000 12 31 Robby Gordon Team (3) 604 60,000 13 41 Casey Mears Team (1) 602 20,000 14 99 Jeff Burton Team 594 T-15 21 Ricky Rudd Team 579 T-15 01 Joe Nemechek Team 579 17 16 Greg Biffle Team (1) 560 20,000 18 49 Ken Schrader Team 548 19 43 Jeff Green Team 541 19 0 Ward Burton Team 540 21 45 Kyle Petty Team 512 22 50 Arnold Motorsports 483 23 09 James Finch Team (owner) 335 24 198 Todd Bodine Team 257 25 02 Hermie Sadler Team 215 26 89 Morgan Shepherd Team 205 27 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Team 199 28 1 John Andretti Team 135 29 280 Andy Hillenburg Team 113 30 251 Kevin Lepage Team 86 31 194 Stanton Barrett Team 80 32 14 Larry Foyt Team 72 33 133 Kerry Earnhardt Team 54 34 91 Bill Elliott Team 52 35 7 Jim Smith Team (owner) 48
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