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Steve Letarte Named Crew Chief Of The NASCAR Sprint Cup Race In Michigan
Steve Letarte, crew chief for the No. 24 Dupont/ National Guard Chevrolet driven by Jeff Gordon, has been named the WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief of the Race following Sunday's LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
After losing an engine during practice, the No. 24 team was forced to start the race from the tail end of the field. However, a stout race car prepared by Letarte and the rest of the Dupont crew, helped Gordon drive through the field and into the top-15 by lap 64. The team then survived late-race fuel mileage drama and came home with a runner-up finish.
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"We just fought hard. We had to work our way up through traffic and the car was there to do it, so once we got up there in the top-15 or so we had to make some adjustments," said Gordon. "Top-five is something I'm going to be very happy with, and with second I'm even happier."
FOX/ SPEED Channel personality and WYPALL Wipers spokesman Jeff Hammond also praised Letarte for a strong run at Michigan. "Steve displayed strong leadership skills despite the problems the team experienced before qualifying," Hammond said. "He really pushed his crew to battle their way back up front and successfully coached his driver to save fuel there at the end."
WYPALL* Wipers Crew Chief Results
Bob Osborne, Carl Edwards and the No. 99 team had a solid day, running around the top ten and saving enough fuel to finish 4th. Working on an ill-handling machine and mired mid-pack for most of the day, Todd Berrier, Casey Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniels team improved from the 37th starting position to finish 24th. WYPALL Wipers' support the men behind the machines and you can find out more about Todd and Bob at http://www.wypall.com/Bios.asp.
WYPALL* Wipers Crew Chief Team
Bob Osborne, crew chief for the No. 99 Roush Fenway Ford (Carl Edwards), Todd Berrier, crew chief for the No. 07 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (Casey Mears), and FOX/Speed Channel analyst Hammond, along with representatives from the WYPALL Wipers brand, serve as the panel for the WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief Challenge and vote for the weekly crew chief winners. 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 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.
Former winners of the WYPALL Wipers Crew Chief Challenge include Tony Eury, Sr. (Dale Earnhardt, Jr.), Robbie Reiser (Matt Kenseth), Doug Richert (Greg Biffle), Mike Ford (Denny Hamlin) and Chad Knaus (Jimmie Johnson).
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