Martin Truex Jr.s crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Saturday nights Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway. Truexs crew, out of the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing stable, became the seasons ninth different winner of the Tissot pit road competition. The win came as a result of Truexs Chevy spending the least amount of time on pit road “ 411.199 seconds. The #1 pit crews performance lifted Truex to a sixth-place finish at Darlington’s daunting 1.366-mile track. Truexs pit crew consists of: Dennis Terry (front-tire changer), Shannon Keys (front tire carrier), Coleman Dollarhide (rear-tire changer), Mark Kennerly (rear-tire carrier), Jeff Kerr (jackman), Preston Cordell (gasman) and Eric”Pee Wee” Hoyle (catch can). The pit crew coach is Walt Smith. Truexs crew will receive $5,000 for the pit road win. The team with the most Tissot Pit Road Precision Award victories at the completion of the 36-race schedule will earn a $100,000 bonus plus Tissot watches for the crew and driver. Jeff Gordons #24 crew leads in the Tissot standings after 11 races with three victories. There are eight teams tied with one win.(Tissot)(5-12-2009)
