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ALL-STAR: Individual Winners Showcase Talents
Nick O’Dell is a five-time winner in the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge...
Tom Jensen  |  Posted May 20, 2010   Charlotte, NC
Joe Gibbs Racing crew members perform a pit stop during a previous Sprint Pit Crew Challenge. (Photo: Getty Images)
Thursday night at Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, NASCAR Sprint Cup crewmen got to show off their considerable talents in the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge.

In addition to the team championship, which was won by the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing squad, the individual skills competition crowned five new champions:

Jack Man: Nate Bolling, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing, 5.573 seconds.
Gas Man: Brad Pickens, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports, 10.518.
Catch-Can Man: Travis Gordon, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports, 10.518.
Front-Tire Changer: Nick O’Dell, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing, 13.903.
Front-Tire Carrier: Brad Donaghy, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing, 13.903.
Rear-Tire Changer: Dustin Necaise, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing, 14.322.
Rear-Tire Carrier: Matt Kreuter, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing, 14.322.

While all the performances were impressive, O’Dell set a record for total number of victories in this competition. He has earned three individual champion titles as front-tire changer (2007, 2008, 2010) and is a two-time team champion (2005, 2006). Joining O’Dell as a repeat winner was his front-tire carrier Brad Donaghy, adding a second individual title to his record (2008, 2010).

Individual Results - 2010 Sprint Pit Crew Challenge
PDF > 2010 Pit Crew Challenge Results - Front Tire
PDF > 2010 Pit Crew Challenge Results - Rear Tire
PDF > 2010 Pit Crew Challenge Results - Gas
PDF > 2010 Pit Crew Challenge Results - Jack

For all the winners, it was a great night. For O’Dell, it was a record-breaking one.

“You’ve got to have luck on your side,” said O’Dell. “I’m fortunate to work for a good organization who’s behind us 110 percent and it’s definitely an honor to be sitting up here.”

O’Dell was duly appreciative of his accomplishments.

“I was tickled to death when I won one, so to win three (individual titles) is just unbelievable,” he said. “It still probably won’t even sink in until later this week.”

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEEDtv.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100 and e-mail him at Jensen is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of Speed,” and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows. Jensen is the past President of the National Motorsports Press Association and an NMPA Writer of the Year.

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