Jamie McMurray’s over-the-wall crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Saturday night’s Showtime Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the historic Darlington Raceway. The #1 crew, which became the 10th different Tissot winner of the season [in 11 races], edged out the competition in Darlington with seven quick pit stops. The performance helped McMurray post a second-place finish. McMurray’s McDonald’s Chevy spent the least amount of time on pit road ‘Â 305.523 seconds. McMurray’s over-the-wall crew consists of: Cory DeMarco (front-tire changer), Doug Riepe (front-tire carrier), Chris Taylor (rear-tire changer), Adam Mosher (rear-tire carrier), Tracy Duncan (jackman), Benjy Grubbs (gasman) and Eric Hoyle (catch can). The team’s pit crew coach is Chip Goode, and the crew chief is Kevin Manion. 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. Martin Truex Jr.’s #56 crew continues to lead the Tissot standings with two wins after eleven races. Nine teams are in second place with one win.(Tissot), see past winners and more on my 2010 Pit Crew News page.(5-12-2010)
