Johnson's Team Captures Tissot Pit Crew Award in New Hampshire
No. 48 Crew becomes 3rd Multiple Tissot Winner
Jimmie Johnson's crew grabbed the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in
Sunday's (June 28) NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway.
It was the second Tissot victory of the season for the No. 48 crew, which
also won at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in March.
The win lifted Johnson's crew to sole possession of third place in
the Tissot standings. The crews for Jeff Gordon and Greg Biffle lead the
weekly competition with three wins each.
The No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala SS spent the least amount of time
on pit road -- 136.490 seconds -- during the New Hampshire
rain-shortened event. The pit crew effort helped Johnson to a top-10
finish (ninth).
"As always, the (No. 48) pit crew did a great job on pit road last
weekend," said crew chief Chad Knaus. "Greg (Morin, pit crew
coach) and the guys work hard week in and week out to be one of the best
teams on pit road and it's nice when they're recognized for their work
and dedication."
Johnson's over-the-wall crew consists of: Mike Lingerfelt (front-tire
changer), Art Simmons (front-tire carrier), Jeremy West (rear-tire
changer), Andy Brown (rear-tire carrier), Kenneth Purcell (jackman), Rich
Gutierrez (gasman), Mike Knauer (catch can) and Ron Malec (eighth man).
The team's pit crew coach is Greg Morin.
The No. 48 crew will collect $5,000 for the pit road win. The team with
the most Tissot Pit Road Precision Award wins at the completion of the
36-race Sprint Cup schedule will receive a $100,000 bonus plus Tissot
watches for the crew and driver.
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.
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