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No. 97 Pit Crew finishes first at Indianapolis

Kurt Busch's team grabs Pit Crew honors at Indianapolis In Sunday's (Aug. 3) 10th annual Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the pit crew of Kurt Busch's team captured the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade. The ...

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Kurt Busch's team grabs Pit Crew honors at Indianapolis

In Sunday's (Aug. 3) 10th annual Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the pit crew of Kurt Busch's team captured the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade. The victory paid the No. 97 crew $20,000 and lifted the team into fifth place in the season pit crew point standings.

Busch's Roush Racing Ford spent the least amount of time on pit road - 196.331 seconds -- during the 400-mile race. Robby Gordon's Chevrolet was second - 219.670 and Bill Elliott's Dodge was third - 221.298.

Busch's over-the-wall crew consists of: Andy Thurman (front tire changer), Mark Full (front tire carrier), Kevin Gilman (rear tire changer), Jason Binger (rear tire carrier), Doug Newell (gasman), Scott Radel (jackman) and Jim Gaudette (catch can). The team's crew chief is Jimmy Fennig.

Michael Waltrip's pit crew continues to hold a commanding lead in the McDonald's/POWERade Drive-Thru Pit Championship standings with 794 points, 77 more than the second-place pit crew of Dale Earnhardt Jr. The season pit crew champion will receive a $200,000 bonus.

During each 2003 NASCAR Winston 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 and the checkered flag at the conclusion 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.

The McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERADE is the largest monetary contingency program in NASCAR history. <pre> Top 10 Pit Crews For Participating Teams In Sunday's (Aug. 3) Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

1.  Kurt Busch Team             196.331 Seconds
2.  Robby Gordon Team           219.670
3.  Bill Elliott Team           221.298
4.  Jamie McMurray Team         223.315
5.  Casey Mears Team            223.319
6.  Jimmy Spencer Team          227.210
7.  Bobby Labonte Team          232.689
8.  Steve Park Team             246.644
9.  Todd Bodine Team            247.362
10. Michael Waltrip Team        255.918

2003 Winners of The McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERADE:

Race                            Team Winner
Daytona (Feb. 16)               Michael Waltrip Team
Rockingham (Feb. 23)            Dave Blaney Team
Las Vegas (March 2)             Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team
Atlanta (March 9)               Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team
Darlington (March 16)           Jeff Green Team (Richard Childress Racing)
Bristol (March 23)              Bill Elliott Team
Texas (March 30)                Robby Gordon Team
Talladega (April 6)             Bill Elliott Team
Martinsville (April 13)         Bobby Labonte Team
California (April 27)           Bobby Labonte Team
Richmond (May 3)                Jeff Burton Team
Charlotte (May 25)              Dale Jarrett Team
Dover (June 1)                  Michael Waltrip Team
Pocono (June 8)                 Todd Bodine Team
Michigan (June 15)              Sterling Marlin Team
Sonoma (June 22)                Robby Gordon Team
Daytona (July 5)                Jeff Burton Team
Chicago (July 13)               Michael Waltrip Team
New Hampshire (July 20)         Bill Elliott Team
Pocono (July 27)                Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team
Indianapolis (Aug. 3)           Kurt Busch Team

Point Standings For NASCAR Winston Cup Teams Participating In The McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERADE: (following Indianapolis 8/3/03; pit crew wins in parentheses)

Pos.    Car#    Pit Crew of                     Points
1       15      Michael Waltrip Team (3)        794
2        8      Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team (3)     717
3       31      Robby Gordon Team (2)           694
4       18      Bobby Labonte Team (2)          677
5       97      Kurt Busch Team (1)             658
6       40      Sterling Marlin Team (1)        649
7       16      Greg Biffle Team                632
8       38      Elliott Sadler Team             615
9       77      Dave Blaney Team (1)            605
10       9      Bill Elliott Team* (3)          598
11      42      Jamie McMurray Team             594
T12     99      Jeff Burton Team (2)            569
T12     30      Steve Park Team (1)             569
14      41      Casey Mears Team                564
15       1      Jeff Green Team                 561
16      20      Tony Stewart Team               556
17      54      Todd Bodine Team (1)            555
18       7      Jimmy Spencer Team              550
19      88      Dale Jarrett Team (1)           546
20      21      Ricky Rudd Team                 526
21      45      Kyle Petty Team                 507
T22     43      Christian Fittipaldi Team       506
T22     74      Tony Raines Team                506
24      01      Jerry Nadeau Team               497
25       0      (Gene Haas car owner)           482
26      49      Kenny Schrader Team             441
27      14      Larry Foyt Team                 250
28      11      Brett Bodine Team               128
29      09      Phoenix Racing                   97
30      57      (Edward Campbell car owner)      52
31      66      Hideo Fukuyama Team              46
T32     37      Derrike Cope Team                28
T32     02      Hermie Sadler Team               28
34      150     (A.J. Foyt car owner)            25
35      33      (Andy Petree car owner)          22

*joined program at fifth race of season - Darlington, 3/16

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