Stewart's team are the pits again.
For the second week in a row, Tony Stewart's pit crew secured the weekly Checkers/ Rally's Double Drive-Through Challenge competition by spending the least amount of time on pit road in Sunday's Food City 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway.
For the second week in a row, Tony Stewart's pit crew secured the weekly Checkers/ Rally's Double Drive-Through Challenge competition by spending the least amount of time on pit road in Sunday's Food City 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway.
"Our pit stops were really good all day," said Stewart, who recorded a 12th-place finish in his #20 Home Depot/Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet. "For two straight weeks our stops have been good. The guys have really stepped it up and I'm proud of them. We never lost a spot on pit road, and at a place like Bristol where track position is so important, having a crew that keeps what you earned on the race track is invaluable."
Stewart's team will be awarded the weekly $10,500 prize entitled to the winning team. In addition, a $105,000 reward will be presented to the team with the most pit crew wins at the conclusion of the 36-race Nextel Cup season.
Stewart's over-the-wall crew, who spent 206.844 seconds on pit road during the 500-lap event, consists of: Jason Lee (jackman), Tom Dean (front-tyre carrier), Ira-Jo Hussey (front-tyre changer), Jody Fortson (rear-tyre carrier), Todd Foster (rear-tyre changer), Jeff Patterson (gasman), Brian Larson (catch can) and Scott Geerts (windshield).
The Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Through Challenge is in its second season with the Nextel Cup Series. So far this season Jimmie Johnson's team has won twice, Kyle Busch's team once and Stewart's team twice.