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Friday, Jun. 06, 2008
ROSWELL, Ga. (June 3, 2008) – Steve Addington, crew chief of the No. 18 Combos Toyota driven by Kyle Busch, has been named the WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief of the Race following Sunday’s Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway.
The Addington-led team captured its fourth win of the season on Sunday after Busch raced near the front of the 43-car field for practically the entire afternoon.
“Steve made some great calls, adjusting air pressures, etc., just trying to make the car a little bit better,” said Busch, who started third.
Busch battled with Carl Edwards for the top spot throughout the latter half of the race, but was able to steal the lead on Lap 237 after Addington summoned him in for a cycle of green-flag pit stops. The combination of Addington’s strategy and consistent 12-second pit stops by the crew eventually propelled Busch to victory at the acclaimed “Monster Mile”.
“The way we got ahead was just great green flag pit stops,” Addington remarked following the race. “That gave us a big advantage.”
The 2008 WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief Challenge is a season-long contest that will determine the best crew chiefs in the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage. Following each race, a panel will vote to determine which crew chief demonstrated the most outstanding strategy and leadership during the race. It isn’t necessarily the crew chief that goes to Victory Lane, but the crew chief that makes the biggest difference for his team.
Representatives from WYPALL Wipers, together with FOX/SPEED television analyst Jeff Hammond, and three of NASCAR’s top crew chiefs who represent WYPALL, including Todd Berrier of Richard Childress Racing’s No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevy team, Bob Osborne of Roush Fenway Racing’s No. 99 Office Depot Ford team, and Kenny Francis of Gillett Evernham Motorsports’ No. 9 Budweiser Dodge team, make up the panel of judges.
In addition to the $1,000 check, the winning crew chief will receive signage to announce the win on their pit box the following week. The crew chief with the most weekly top wins will be honored as the WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief of the Year and will be presented a $20,000 check at the season finale in Homestead, Fla.
“The WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief Challenge spotlights the crew chief’s efforts to get his team in Victory Lane,” said Tom Merrill, Category Manager for WYPALL Wipers. “WYPALL Wipers and crew chiefs are a natural fit. Crew chiefs only want to use reliable products on their cars and engines. That’s why they choose WYPALL Wipers. Our products are used to wipe up the toughest, most stubborn messes, and we want to focus on the men who put WYPALL Wipers to use each week. That’s why we continue to show our appreciation to the crew chiefs.”