No. 38 Pit Crew wins Indianapolis

Sadler's Crew Collects 4th Win of Season With Indy Victory

Elliott Sadler's pit crew took first place honors in Sunday's Brickyard 400, scoring its fourth win of the season in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade.

The four victories for Sadler's crew, which have come in the last seven races, lifted the team's earnings to $80,000 -- $20,000 for each win. The other victories for the No. 38 crew were at Michigan, Sonoma and Chicago.

Sadler's and Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crews continue to wage a tight points battle that will pay the McDonald's/POWERade season champion $200,000. After 21 Nextel Cup races, Sadler's crew is five points ahead of Earnhardt's crew - 767 to 762. Lurking in third is Tony Stewart's crew with 731 points.

Sadler's M&M's Ford spent the least amount of time on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's pit road, beating its Robert Yates Racing teammate -- Dale Jarrett's No. 88 UPS Ford. Sadler's car was clocked at 211.980 seconds while Jarrett's car was nearly six seconds off the pace at 217.693. Earnhardt's No. 8 Budweiser Chevy was third at 234.223.

"Both our pit crews are performing well right now," said Eddie D'Hondt, general manager of Robert Yates Racing. "For the No. 38 M&M's team to win this award for the fourth time in seven weeks, is just incredible. They are hitting their stride at the right time of the season as they build upon their lead in the chase for the McDonald's / POWERade championship. I am very proud of our guys, Elliott and (crew chief) Todd Parrott and I don't see us letting up the rest of the year. It takes track position and the whole package to run in the top 10 in points all year long and the M&M's crew is bringing it, every week. They are awesome."

Sadler's over-the-wall crew consists of: Darryl Lockyer (front-tire changer), Kevin Hall (front-tire carrier), Dave Smith (rear-tire changer/car chief), Lance Hanna (rear-tire carrier), Rodney Fetters (jackman), Preston Cordell (gas man) and Jay Thompson (catch can). The team's crew chief is Todd Parrott.

<pre> Top 10 Pit Crews in Sunday's (Aug. 8) Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

                                Time                    Car#    Points
1.  Elliott Sadler Team         211.980   seconds       38      43
2.  Dale Jarrett Team           217.693      "          88      42
3.  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team     234.223      "           8      41
4.  Tony Stewart Team           235.077      "          20      40
5.  Greg Biffle Team            239.175      "          16      39
6.  Joe Nemechek Team           272.838      "          01      38
7.  Jeff Green Team             274.995      "          43      37
8.  Bill Elliott Team           290.004      "          91      36
9.  Jeff Burton Team            299.280      "          99      35
10. Kevin Harvick Team          314.763      "          29      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
Martinsville (4/18)     Kurt Busch Team
Talladega (4/25)        Robby Gordon Team
California (5/2)        Robby Gordon Team
Richmond (5/15)         Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team
Charlotte (May 30)      Jamie McMurray Team
Dover (6/6)              Tony Stewart Team
Pocono (6/13)           Casey Mears Team
Michigan (6/20)         Elliott Sadler Team
Sonoma (6/27)           Elliott Sadler Team
Daytona (7/3)           Michael Waltrip Team
Chicago (7/11)          Elliott Sadler Team
N. Hampshire (7/25)     Kurt Busch Team
Pocono (8/1)            Greg Biffle Team
Indianapolis (8/8)      Elliott Sadler Team

Point Standings for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Teams Competing in The McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERADE: Following Indianapolis (8/8); pit crew wins in parentheses

Pos.  Car# Pit Crew of                  Points  Prize Money
1     38   Elliott Sadler Team (4)      767     80,000
2      8   Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team (2)  762     40,000
3     20   Tony Stewart Team (2)        731     40,000
4     29   Kevin Harvick Team           723
5     97   Kurt Busch Team (3)          713     60,000
6     88   Dale Jarrett Team            694
7     15   Michael Waltrip Team (2)     693     40,000
8     18   Bobby Labonte Team           683
T-9   41   Casey Mears Team (1)         676     20,000
T-9   42   Jamie McMurray Team (1)      676     20,000
11    30   Dave Blaney Team             672
12    31   Robby Gordon Team (3)        670     60,000
13    40   Sterling Marlin Team (1)     664     20,000
14    01   Joe Nemechek Team            656
15    99   Jeff Burton Team             655
16    21   Ricky Rudd Team              646
17    16   Greg Biffle Team (2)         642     40,000
18    49   Ken Schrader Team            613
19    43   Jeff Green Team              603
20     0   Ward Burton Team             589
21    45   Kyle Petty Team              572
22    50   Arnold Motorsports           518
23    09   James Finch Team (owner)     353
24   198   Todd Bodine Team             298
25    02   Hermie Sadler Team           234
26    89   Morgan Shepherd Team         227
27    72   Kirk Shelmerdine Team        175
28     1   John Andretti Team           135
29   280   Andy Hillenburg Team         133
30    91   Bill Elliott Team             88
31   251   Kevin Lepage Team             86
32   194   Stanton Barrett Team          80
33    14   Larry Foyt Team               72
34   172   Ted Christopher               55
35   133   Kerry Earnhardt Team          54
36     7   Jim Smith Team (owner)        48
37    00   Kenny Wallace Team            42

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