Bowyers Crew Wins Tissot Pit Road Award in Martinsville:

  • Clint Bowyers over-the-wall crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Mondays rain-delayed (March 29) Goodys Fast Pain Relief 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the historic Martinsville Speedway. The #33 crew helped Bowyer reach a seventh-place finish at the .526 mile paper clip-shaped oval, the shortest racetrack on the Sprint Cup schedule. Bowyers BB&T Chevrolet Impala spent the least amount of time on pit road ‘“ 329.414 seconds ‘“ during the 508-lap overtime race. Carl Edwards #99 Aflac Ford Fusion was second (331.563) and Jeff Gordons #24 DuPont Chevrolet was third (332.340). Bowyers over-the-wall crew consists of: Jason Pulver (front-tire changer), Austin Craven (front-tire carrier), Dustin Necaise (rear-tire changer), Matt Kreuter (rear-tire carrier), Nick Terry (jackman), Bryan Smith (gasman) and Chad Haney (catch can). The teams pit crew coach is Matt Clark. The winning pit crew in each Sprint Cup race will earn $5,000 and a Tissot V8 Quartz Chronograph watch. The team with the most Tissot Pit Road Precision Award wins at the completion of the 36-race schedule will receive a $105,000 bonus plus Tissot watches for the over-the-wall crew members and driver. After six races Martin Truex Jr.s #56 crew leads the Tissot standings with two wins. Four teams are tied for second with one win.(Tissot)(3-31-2010)