Brian Vickers’ pit crew claimed the Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge win in Sunday’s rain-shortened 3M Performance 400, becoming the 10th Nextel Cup team of the season to capture the weekly competition. The victory was the result of Vickers’ #25 Chevy spending the least amount of time on Michigan International Speedway’s pit road – 337.524 seconds. “It was a solid performance by the GMAC Racing team on pit road at Michigan,” said Hendrick Motorsports pit crew coach Mark Mauldin. “We had all of our regulars on the crew back in place and it showed. We expect to be able to win this award a couple of mores times before the season is finished.” Vickers’ over-the-wall crew includes: Mike Moore (jackman), Jake Brzozowski (front-tire carrier), Tony Hamm (front-tire changer), Matt Myers (rear-tire carrier), Jeff Fabian (rear-tire changer), Chris Fasulka (gasman), Chris Hamilton (catch can) and Jim Jenkins (windshield). Crew chief for the #25 team is Lance McGrew. The program awards $10,500 per week to the pit crew of the car spending the least amount of time on pit road. In addition, a bonus of $105,000 will be awarded to the pit crew with the most wins at the completion of the 36-race schedule. Jimmie Johnson’s crew leads the season standings with three Checkers/Rally’s Drive-Thru Challenge wins. Tony Stewart’s, Elliott Sadler’s and Kyle Busch’s crews are tied for second with two wins each. The Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge is in its second season with the Nextel Cup Series. Checkers/Rally’s is the Official Burger and Drive-Thru Restaurant of NASCAR, more info at checkers.com.(DMF Communications PR)(6-21-2006)
