Carl Edwards’ crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.
It was the second Tissot win of the season for the No. 99 crew and the ninth win for a Roush Fenway Racing team.
Edwards’ Ford Fusion spent the least amount of time on pit road (191.014 seconds) during the AMP Energy 500 at the Alabama 2.66-mile oval.
"The No. 99 crew did a good job in the pits at Talladega,” said No. 99 pit crew coach Jesse Posey. “We had several green-flag pit stops throughout the race which can be difficult, but the guys did their jobs well and rose to the challenge. It is great that their efforts are recognized with this award.”
Edwards’ over-the-wall crew, which earned $5,000 for the Tissot win, consists of: Greg Donlin (front-tire changer), Jeremy Dyer (front-tire carrier), Brandon Hopkins (rear-tire changer), Jody Fortson (rear-tire carrier), Craig Pope (jackman), Joe Karasinski (gasman) and Norm Lowe (catch can). The team’s crew chief is Bob Osborne.
With three races remaining in the 2009 season, three teams are in contention to claim the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award season championship which carries a $100,000 bonus plus Tissot watches for the crew and driver.
Greg Biffle’s No. 16 crew leads the competition with six wins, followed by five wins for Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 crew and four wins for Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 crew.
If there’s a tie in the Tissot competition after the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 22), the team which finishes the highest in the Sprint Cup driver point standings will be awarded the Tissot season title.
Tissot has been the official watch and timekeeper of NASCAR since 2006. The company is also the official timekeeper for a number of other sports, including the MotoGP World Championship, the Ice Hockey World Championship and the Cycling World Championship.
2009 Tissot Pit Road Precision Award Winners
Daytona 2/15 Reed Sorenson Team Fontana 2/22 Tony Stewart Team Las Vegas 3/1 Greg Biffle Team Atlanta 3/8 Clint Bowyer Team Bristol 3/22 Jimmie Johnson Team Martinsville 3/29 Jeff Gordon Team Fort Worth 4/5 Jeff Gordon Team Phoenix 4/18 Ryan Newman Team Talladega 4/26 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team Richmond 5/2 Jeff Gordon Team Darlington 5/9 Martin Truex Jr. Team Charlotte 5/25 David Reutimann Team Dover 5/31 Greg Biffle Team Pocono 6/7 Carl Edwards Team Michigan 6/14 Greg Biffle Team Sonoma 6/21 Juan Pablo Montoya Team New Hampshire 6/28 Jimmie Johnson Team Daytona 7/4 Tony Stewart Team Chicagoland 7/11 Denny Hamlin Team Indianapolis 7/26 Greg Biffle Team Pocono 8/3 Kasey Kahne Team Watkins Glen 8/10 Jimmie Johnson Team Michigan 8/16 Joey Logano Team Bristol 8/22 Greg Biffle Team Atlanta 9/6 AJ Allmendinger Team Richmond 9/12 Jamie McMurray Team New Hampshire 9/20 Ryan Newman Team Dover 9/27 Clint Bowyer Team Kansas 10/4 Greg Biffle Team Fontana 10/11 Jeff Gordon Team Charlotte 10/17 Jeff Gordon Team Martinsville 10/25 Jimmie Johnson Team Talladega 11/1 Carl Edwards Team
