Champion Tire & Wheel has announced the recipient of the 2015 Sprint Cup “Consistently Smooth” award is Greg “Henry” Katzke of Joe Gibbs Racing’s #18 car driven by Kyle Busch. The award recognizes the skill and effort of the team’s tire specialist in overseeing the #18 teams’ tire and wheel program. The tire specialists’ craft is an essential piece in the performance formula for a championship effort as it requires managing a program of over 2,500 tires and wheels used throughout the full Sprint Cup season. When the call for a pit stop comes, the efforts to find the right combination of tires, wheels, and air pressure is critical in the overall performance of the race car. The lead crystal trophy will be presented to Katzke at the team’s shop in Huntersville with Driver Kyle Busch, owner Joe Gibbs, Senior VP of Racing Operations – Jimmy Makar, COO-Todd Meredith and Crew Chief- Adam Stevens. In addition to the Sprint Cup series recipients, Champion Tire and Wheel will also present Roush Fenway Racings’ #60, Bill Campana, the Championship tire specialists award for the Chris Buescher driven Xfinity Series team, and Tyler Keiper, the tire specialist for Kyle Busch Motorsports and the Erik Jones driven Camping World Truck Series Championship effort.(Champion Tire & Wheel PR)(12-4-2015)
