Kyle Busch’s over-the-wall crew recorded the Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge win in Sunday’s Nextel Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway. Posting the least amount of time on pit road – spending only 149.142 seconds – the #5 team earned its second pit crew win of the season. The Kellogg’s crew will be presented with an $11,000 check by Checkers/Rally’s for winning the weekly competition. An additional $111,150 prize will be presented to the pit crew with the most wins at the completion of the 36-race Nextel Cup schedule. Busch’s #5 crew 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. To win, 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. Mark Martin’s #01 crew and Jeff Gordon’s #24 crew are currently tied for the lead in the season-long Checkers/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge standings, with four wins each. To date, Checkers/Rally’s has paid out $297,000 to Nextel Cup pit crews. Checkers/Rally’s is the Official Burger and Drive-Thru Restaurant of NASCAR, more info at checkers.com.(DMF Communications PR)(9-20-2007)
