Kyle Busch’s over-the-wall crew captured its first Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge win of the season in Sunday’s Nextel Cup event at Michigan International Speedway. Spending 200.130 seconds on pit road, the Kellogg’s team helped boost its driver to a sixth-place finish in the Citizens Bank 400. The team will be awarded $11,000 by Checkers/Rally’s for winning the weekly competition. Busch’s #5 crew, out of the Hendrick Motorsports stable, includes: Rick Pigeon (jackman), Jeremy “JD” Holcomb (front-tire carrier), DJ Richardson (front-tire changer), Jason Jones (rear-tire carrier), Josh Kirk (rear-tire changer), Brad Pickens (gasman), Jason Dalrymple (catch can), and Lee Deese (eighth-man). The team’s pit crew coach is Mark Mauldin. Mark Martin’s/Regan Smith’s #01 crew leads the season long Double Drive-Thru standings with four wins. An additional $111,150 will be presented to the pit crew with the most wins at the completion of the 36-race Nextel Cup schedule. To win the Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge, teams are required to finish on the lead lap while spending the least amount of time on pit road. Checkers/Rally’s is in its third season as title sponsor for the pit crew challenge. Checkers/Rally’s is the Official Burger and Drive-Thru Restaurant of NASCAR, more info at checkers.com.(DMF Communications PR), see past winners, standings and more on my Pit Crew News page and for the pit crew listings, see my 2007 Pit Crew Chart.(6-21-2007)
