Kasey Kahne’s pit crew captured the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Monday’s rain-delayed Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. It was the first Tissot win of the season for the #9 Richard Petty Motorsports crew, which became the 14th different winner of the weekly competition. Kahne’s Dodge Charger spent the least amount of time on pit road 222.986 seconds — during the 200-lap, 500-mile race. The quick work by the #9 crew helped Kahne post a fifth-place finish. The #9 over-the-wall crew consists of: John Royer (front-tire changer), Shawn Ward (front-tire carrier), Jim Carbon (rear-tire changer), Kevin Duncan (rear-tire carrier), Eric Wilson (jackman), Mark “Tank” Probus (gasman), Rick Pennington (catch can) and John Oehler (windshield). The team’s crew chief is Kenny Francis and the pit crew coach is Brett Cumming. Kahne’s crew will collect $5,000 for the pit road win. The team with the most Tissot Pit Road Precision Award wins at the completion of the 36-race Sprint Cup schedule will receive a $100,000 bonus plus Tissot watches for the crew and driver. Greg Biffle’s #16 crew leads the Tissot competition with four wins while Jeff Gordon’s crew is second with three wins.(Tissot)(8-5-2009)
