Frank Kerr, crew chief for the #47 Little Debbies Toyota driven by Marcos Ambrose, has been named the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race following Monday’s Heluva Good! at the Glen at Watkins Glen International Raceway. Kerr made a bold call early in the race to keep his driver out on the track, one of only three who chose to do so, on the first caution flag. Off sequence from the rest of the leaders, Ambrose and the #47 team took the lead and remained close to the front for the remainder of the afternoon. Though they didn’t have the same strategy as the other teams, running their own pit strategy seemed to pay off for the JTG/Daugherty Racing team. With 45 laps remaining, Ambrose came down pit road to get tires and fuel. Knowing that they wouldn’t make it to the end on the fuel they had in the car, Kerr brought his driver down pit road 10 laps later for the splash of gas they would need to make it to the end. It was just enough to give Ambrose the track position he needed to come home second, his best career finish in Sprint Cup Series competition.(Wypall)(8-11-2009)
