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Talladega Superspeedway
Friday, November 6, 2009 Edwards’ Team Captures Tissot Pit Road Award in Talladega
 by David FerroniTALLADEGA, 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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