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No. 20 Pit Crew wins in Daytona
Pit Crew for Tony Stewart Grabs Top Honors at Daytona Tony Stewart's No. 20 Home Depot pit crew captured first-place honors at the Daytona 500, the opening race for the 2004 McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by ...
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Pit Crew for Tony Stewart Grabs Top Honors at Daytona
Tony Stewart's No. 20 Home Depot pit crew captured first-place honors at the Daytona 500, the opening race for the 2004 McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade.
The McDonald's/POWERade championship is in its second season of rewarding pit crews, the unsung heroes in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series.
The program will award $20,000 per week to the top participating pit crew. In addition, results will be tabulated throughout the season to determine the program's championship crew, which will take home a $200,000 bonus at the completion of the 36-race schedule.
The No. 20 crew, part of the Joe Gibbs Racing stable, edged the reigning McDonald's/POWERade champion - the No. 8 pit crew for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Though Stewart finished second to Earnhardt in Sunday's season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, the No. 20 crew performed flawlessly during the 500-mile event.
The Home Depot Chevy registered the least amount of time on pit road - 216.397 seconds. Earnhardt's car was in the pits for a total of 223.435 seconds. Third was Elliott Sadler's No. 38 Ford with a time of 227.944.
"Our pit stops at Daytona were awesome," said Stewart. "Every one of them was perfect and quick. And that's important at Daytona, because one slow stop there can really mess up your day. Everyone on the Home Depot team has a lot to be proud of."
Stewart's over-the-wall crew consists of: Chuck White (jackman), Tom Dean (front-tire carrier), Mike Lingerfelt (front-tire changer), Jay Barry (rear- tire carrier), Todd Foster (rear-tire changer), Jeff "Gooch" Patterson (gasman) and Brian Larson (catch can). The team's crew chief is Greg Zipadelli and the pit stop coordinator is Paul Alepa.
<pre> Top 10 Pit Crews For Participating Teams in Sunday's (Feb. 15) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Daytona 500 race at Daytona International Speedway
Pos Team Time Car# Points
1. Tony Stewart Team 216.397 seconds 20 43
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team 223.435 " 8 42
3. Elliott Sadler Team 227.944 " 38 41
4. Ricky Rudd Team 231.104 " 21 40
5. Greg Biffle Team 248.101 " 16 39
6. Kevin Harvick Team 258.136 " 29 38
7. Dave Blaney Team 263.551 " 23 37
8. Joe Nemechek Team 263.867 " 01 36
9. Kyle Petty Team 315.525 " 45 35
10. Ward Burton Team 338.297 " 0 34
Point Standings for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Teams Participating in The McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERADE: (following Rockingham 02/15/04; pit crew wins in parentheses)
Pos. Car# Pit Crew of Points Prize Money
1 20 Tony Stewart Team (1) 43 20,000
2 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team 42
3 38 Elliott Sadler Team 41
4 21 Ricky Rudd Team 40
5 16 Greg Biffle Team 39
6 29 Kevin Harvick Team 38
7 23 Dave Blaney Team 37
8 01 Joe Nemechek Team 36
9 45 Kyle Petty Team 35
10 0 Ward Burton Team 34
11 33 Mike Skinner Team 33
12 41 Casey Mears Team 32
13 97 Kurt Busch Team 31
14 7 Jimmy Spencer Team 30
15 1 John Andretti Team 29
16 88 Dale Jarrett Team 28
17 30 Johnny Sauter Team 27
18 18 Bobby Labonte Team 26
19 19 Jeremy Mayfield Team 25
20 14 Larry Foyt Team 24
21 09 Johnny Benson Team 23
22 50 Derrike Cope Team 22
23 43 Jeff Green Team 21
24 40 Sterling Marlin Team 20
25 31 Robby Gordon Team 19
26 42 Jamie McMurray Team 18
27 15 Michael Waltrip Team 17
28 49 Ken Schrader Team 16
29 9 Kasey Kahne Team 15
30 99 Jeff Burton Team 14
The point distribution per race is: 43 points for first place, descending in increments of one.
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