Jimmie Johnson’s over-the-wall crew took over sole possession of first place in the Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge competition by taking top honors in Sunday’s NEXTEL Cup event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was the fifth pit crew win of the season for Johnson’s team and it broke a three-way tie with Tony Stewart’s and Kyle Busch’s crews. Johnson’s crew, which spent 316.721 seconds on pit road, will earn $10,500 for the weekly honor and is one step closer to the $105,000 bonus Checkers/Rally’s will present to the crew with the most wins at the completion of the 36-race schedule. Johnson’s No. 46 over-the-wall crew, which spent only 109.657 seconds on Atlanta’s pit road includes: Chris Anderson (jackman), Art Simmons (front-tire carrier), Mike Trower (front-tire changer), Ron Malec (rear-tire carrier), Tim Ladyga (rear-tire changer), Rich Gutierrez (gasman), Mike Knauer (catch can) and Sean Kerlin (eighth-man). The crew with the most victories at the completion of the 36-race schedule will be presented with a $100,500 bonus. Checkers/Rally’s will present the crew with the most victories at the completion of the 36-race schedule with a $100,500 bonus. To date, Checkers/Rally’s has paid out $346,500 in Nextel Cup Series prize money during this season. 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)(11-2-2006)
