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No 41 pit crew wins in Pocono
Mears' Pit Crew Collects Pocono Win; No. 8 Crew Extends Points Lead The pit crew for Casey Mears, which has been close many times in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade, can now lay claim to winning the weekly contest ...
Published: Jun 17, 2004, 6:08 AM
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Mears' Pit Crew Collects Pocono Win; No. 8 Crew Extends Points Lead
The pit crew for Casey Mears, which has been close many times in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade, can now lay claim to winning the weekly contest with a solid effort in Sunday's Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway.
The victory, worth $20,000, was the third of the season for the Chip Ganassi Racing stable. Mears' teammates -- the No. 40 team for Sterling Marlin and the No. 42 team for Jamie McMurray -- also scored pit crew victories with Marlin's crew winning in Bristol and McMurray's in Charlotte.
Mears' crew gained five spots in the McDonald's/POWERade standings, moving from 17th into a tie for 12th. The No. 8 crew for Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues in first place with a 38-point margin over Elliott Sadler's team. In the first 14 races of 2003, the No. 8 crew has garnered two wins, nine top fives and 13 top 10s. The season champion receives a $200,000 bonus.
Mears' No. 41 Target Dodge spent the least amount of time on pit road in Pocono -- 233.419 seconds. Busch's Irwin Ford followed with a time of 260.402. Earnhardt's Budweiser Chevy was third at 304.851.
"I am really proud of the guys," said Jimmy Elledge, crew chief for the 41 team. "Pit stops have never been our suit, but the Target guys have been working really hard during the week. This just proves that their hard work is paying off and we are getting the results that we've been striving for over the past year."
Mears' over-the-wall crew consists of: Dave Gebhardt (front-tire changer), Marty Forcier (front-tire carrier), Jason Sheets (rear-tire changer), Scott Myers (rear-tire carrier), Rick Reling (jackman), Les Huntley (gas man), Todd Anderson (catch can).
Top 10 Pit Crews For Participating Teams in Sunday's (June 13)
Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway <pre> Time Car # Points 1. Casey Mears Team 233.419 Seconds 41 43 2. Kurt Busch Team 260.402 " 97 42 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team 304.851 " 8 41 4. Greg Biffle Team 322.525 " 16 40 5. Kevin Harvick Team 368.898 " 29 39 6. Jamie McMurray Team 399.015 " 42 38 7. Robby Gordon Team 420.433 " 31 37 8. Elliott Sadler Team 421.381 " 38 36 9. P.J. Jones Team 486.316 " 50 35 10. Jeff Green Team 503.346 " 43 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
Point Standings For NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Teams Participating In The McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERADE: Following Pocono (6/13); pit crew wins in parentheses
Pos. Car # Pit Crew of Points Prize Money
1 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team (2) 542 40,000
2 38 Elliott Sadler Team 504
3 97 Kurt Busch Team (2) 495 40,000
4 20 Tony Stewart Team (2) 489 40,000
5 29 Kevin Harvick Team 474
6 18 Bobby Labonte Team 465
T-7 42 Jamie McMurray Team (1) 456 20,000
T-7 31 Robby Gordon Team (3) 456 60,000
9 30 Richard Childress Racing 446
10 88 Dale Jarrett Team 442
11 15 Michael Waltrip Team (1) 438 20,000
T-12 41 Casey Mears Team (1) 434 20,000
T-12 21 Ricky Rudd Team 434
T-12 99 Jeff Burton Team 434
15 01 Joe Nemechek Team 433
16 40 Sterling Marlin Team (1) 431 20,000
17 49 Ken Schrader Team 423
18 16 Greg Biffle Team (1) 415 20,000
19 0 Ward Burton Team 413
20 43 Jeff Green Team 399
21 45 Kyle Petty Team 369
22 50 Derrike Cope Team 362
23 09 James Finch Team (owner) 264
24 198 Todd Bodine Team 168
25 89 Morgan Shepherd Team 167
26 02 Hermie Sadler Team 163
27 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Team 159
28 280 Andy Hillenburg Team 113
29 1 John Andretti Team 89
30 194 Stanton Barrett Team 80
31 14 Larry Foyt Team 72
32 91 Bill Elliott Team 52
33 7 Jim Smith Team (owner) 48
34 23 Bill Davis Racing 37
35 33 Mike Skinner Team 33
36 133 Kerry Earnhardt Team 23
37 100 Kenny Wallace Team 20
38 146 Carl Long Team 18
39 84 Kyle Busch Team 16
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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