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No. 15 Pit Crew wins Texas
Waltrip's Pit Crew Wins in Texas Michael Waltrip's pit crew claimed the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade in Sunday's (April 4) Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The No. 15 NAPA crew edged the No. 38 crew ...
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Waltrip's Pit Crew Wins in Texas
Michael Waltrip's pit crew claimed the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade in Sunday's (April 4) Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The No. 15 NAPA crew edged the No. 38 crew of Elliott Sadler's team for the win and the $20,000 first-place check.
Waltrip's crew finished second in the overall McDonald's/POWERade championship standings in 2003 with five victories and $100,000 in prize money.
In the current McDonald's/POWERade season standings, Kurt Busch's No. 97 crew leads with 269 points. Sadler's crew is second with 262 points and Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew is third with 260. The season champion receives a $200,000 bonus.
Waltrip's No. 15 NAPA Chevrolet spent the least amount of time on pit road in Texas -- 218.010 seconds. Sadler's M&M's Ford was clocked at 229.014 seconds to finish second and Earnhardt's Budweiser Chevy was third with a time of 233.636.
"The NAPA crew guys continue to do an excellent job and we're excited about winning the McDonald's/POWERade contest in Texas," said crew chief Richard "Slugger" Labbe. "We clicked off some excellent pit stops and it's always gratifying to see that our guys are rewarded and recognized for their outstanding effort."
The over-the-wall pit crew for Waltrip's team consists of: Brian Chase (jackman), Jeff Opal (gasman), Chris Crumley (front tire changer), Greg Osborne (rear tire changer), Shawn Ward (front tire carrier), Chad Walter (rear tire carrier) and Pete Rondeau (catch can). The pit crew coach is Walt Smith.
<pre> Top 10 Pit Crews For Participating Teams in Sunday's (April 4) Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
Team Time Car# Points
1. Michael Waltrip Team 218.010 seconds 15 43
2. Elliott Sadler Team 229.014" 38 42
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team 233.636" 8 41
4. Ken Schrader Team 235.905" 49 40
5 Kevin Harvick Team 238.295" 29 39
6. Robby Gordon Team 243.955" 31 38
7. Dale Jarrett Team 262.258" 88 37
8. Casey Mears Team. 262.576" 41 36
9. Jamie McMurray Team 279.543" 42 35
10. Johnny Sauter Team 293.087" 30 34
2004 Winners of The McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade:
Daytona (2/15) Tony Stewart Team
Rockingham (2/22) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team
Las Vegas (3/7) Kurt Busch Team
Atlanta (3/14) Robby Gordon Team
Darlington (3/21) Greg Biffle Team
Bristol (3/28) Sterling Marlin Team
Texas (4/4) Michael Waltrip Team
Point Standings For NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Teams Participating in The McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERADE: Following Texas (4/4); pit crew wins in parentheses
Pos. Car# Pit Crew of Points Prize Money
1 97 Kurt Busch Team (1) 269 20,000
2 38 Elliott Sadler Team 262
3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team (1) 260 20,000
4 29 Kevin Harvick Team 247
5 20 Tony Stewart Team (1) 244 20,000
6 30 Johnny Sauter Team 237
7 18 Bobby Labonte Team 231
8 40 Sterling Marlin Team (1) 230 20,000
9 01 Joe Nemechek Team 227
10 16 Greg Biffle Team (1) 218 20,000
T-11 41 Casey Mears Team 212
T-11 88 Dale Jarrett Team 212
13 31 Robby Gordon Team (1) 211 20,000
14 21 Ricky Rudd Team 209
15 49 Ken Schrader Team 207
16 42 Jamie McMurray Team 206
T-17 0 Ward Burton Team 193
T-17 15 Michael Waltrip Team (1) 193 20,000
19 45 Kyle Petty Team 192
20 99 Jeff Burton Team 189
21 43 Jeff Green Team 185
22 50 Derrike Cope Team 175
23 09 Johnny Benson Team 134
24 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Team 104
25 02 Carl Long/Hermie Sadler Team 86
26 280 Andy Hillenburg Team 80
27 198 Todd Bodine Team 73
29 14 Larry Foyt Team 72
30 1 John Andretti Team 59
31 91 Bill Elliott Team 52
30 23 Dave Blaney Team 37
31 89 Morgan Shepherd Team 36
32 33 Mike Skinner Team 33
34 7 Jimmy Spencer Team 30
35 194 Stanton Barrett Team 23
36 84 Kyle Busch Team 16
</pre> How it Works
During each 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup points event, the participating team whose car spends the least amount of aggregate time off the race track will be named the weekly winner of the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERADE, provided the team's driver takes the green flag at the beginning of the event. A timing line at the entrance and exit of pit road triggers the car's transponder and records the total time spent off the race track.
The point distribution per race is: 43 for first place, descending in increments of one.
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