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Edwards’ Team Captures Tissot Pit Road Award in Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Carl Edwards’ crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday’s (Nov. 1) NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

It was the second Tissot win of the season for the No. 99 crew and the ninth win for a Roush Fenway Racing team.

Edwards’ Ford Fusion spent the least amount of time on pit road (191.014 seconds) during the AMP Energy 500 at the Alabama 2.66-mile oval.

"The No. 99 crew did a good job in the pits at Talladega,” said No. 99 pit crew coach Jesse Posey. “We had several green-flag pit stops throughout the race which can be difficult, but the guys did their jobs well and rose to the challenge. It is great that their efforts are recognized with this award.”

Edwards’ over-the-wall crew, which earned $5,000 for the Tissot win, consists of: Greg Donlin (front-tire changer), Jeremy Dyer (front-tire carrier), Brandon Hopkins (rear-tire changer), Jody Fortson (rear-tire carrier), Craig Pope (jackman), Joe Karasinski (gasman) and Norm Lowe (catch can). The team’s crew chief is Bob Osborne.

With three races remaining in the 2009 season, three teams are in contention to claim the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award season championship which carries a $100,000 bonus plus Tissot watches for the crew and driver.

Greg Biffle’s No. 16 crew leads the competition with six wins, followed by five wins for Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 crew and four wins for Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 crew.

If there’s a tie in the Tissot competition after the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 22), the team which finishes the highest in the Sprint Cup driver point standings will be awarded the Tissot season title.

Tissot has been the official watch and timekeeper of NASCAR since 2006. The company is also the official timekeeper for a number of other sports, including the MotoGP World Championship, the Ice Hockey World Championship and the Cycling World Championship.

2009 Tissot Pit Road Precision Award Standings

Pos Team No. Pit Crew For Wins Prize Money

1 16 Greg Biffle 6 30,000

2 24 Jeff Gordon 5 25,000

3 48 Jimmie Johnson 4 20,000

T4 14 Tony Stewart 2 10,000

T4 39 Ryan Newman 2 10,000

T4 33 Clint Bowyer 2 10,000

T4 99 Carl Edwards 2 10,000

T8 43 Reed Sorenson 1 5,000

T8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 5,000

T8 1 Martin Truex Jr. 1 5,000

T8 00 David Reutimann 1 5,000

T8 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 1 5,000

T8 11 Denny Hamlin 1 5,000

T8 9 Kasey Kahne 1 5,000

T8 20 Joey Logano 1 5,000

T8 44 AJ Allmendinger 1 5,000

T8 26 Jamie McMurray 1 5,000

2009 Tissot Pit Road Precision Award Winners

Daytona, 2/15 Reed Sorenson Team

Fontana, 2/22 Tony Stewart Team

Las Vegas, 3/1 Greg Biffle Team

Atlanta 3/8 Clint Bowyer Team

Bristol, 3/22 Jimmie Johnson Team

Martinsville, 3/29 Jeff Gordon Team

Fort Worth, 4/5 Jeff Gordon Team

Phoenix, 4/18 Ryan Newman Team

Talladega, 4/26 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Team

Richmond, 5/2 Jeff Gordon Team

Darlington, 5/9 Martin Truex Jr. Team

Charlotte, 5/25 David Reutimann Team

Dover, 5/31 Greg Biffle Team

Pocono, 6/7 Carl Edwards Team

Michigan, 6/14 Greg Biffle Team

Sonoma, 6/21 Juan Pablo Montoya Team

New Hampshire, 6/28 Jimmie Johnson Team

Daytona, 7/4 Tony Stewart Team

Chicagoland, 7/11 Denny Hamlin Team

Indianapolis, 7/26 Greg Biffle Team

Pocono, 8/3 Kasey Kahne Team

Watkins Glen, 8/10 Jimmie Johnson Team

Michigan, 8/16 Joe Logano Team

Bristol, 8/22 Greg Biffle Team

Atlanta, 9/6 AJ Allmendinger Team

Richmond, 9/12 Jamie McMurray Team

New Hampshire, 9/20 Ryan Newman Team

Dover, 9/27 Clint Bowyer Team

Kansas, 10/4 Greg Biffle Team

Fontana, 10/11 Jeff Gordon Team

Charlotte, 10/17 Jeff Gordon Team

Martinsville, 10/25 Jimmie Johnson Team

Talladega, 11/1 Carl Edwards Team




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