Elliott Sadler's ♓pit crew captured its fifth victory of the season by taking top honours in the Mc൩Donald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade in Sunday's Pop Secret 500 at California Speedway in Fontana.

The #38 crew, which paced Sadler to victory at California and a spot 𝓰in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, has earned $100,000 in McDonald's/POWERade prize money and leads ♚all crews with five season victories.

As a result of the California win, Sadler's crew moved into first place in the season standings with 889 points, 𒁏eight more than the second-place crew for Dale Earnhardt Jr. The two teams have been waging a season-long battle for the McDonald's/POWERade lead and the 200,000 ch༺ampion's bonus that will be paid out at the awards banquet in New York City.

Sadler's M&M's Robert Yates Racing Ford spent the least amount of time on pit road at California Sp🐠eedway - 284.837 seconds. Coming in second was Joe Nemechek's #01 U.S. Aღrmy Chevrolet with a time of 290.866. Jamie McMurray's Texaco/Havoline Dodge was third at 292.925.

"Our entire organisation is extremely proud ಞof our win in th♐e Pop Secret 500," said Eddie D'Hondt, general manager of Robert Yates Racing. "You have to admire the outstanding effort our M&M's 'Chocolate Thunder' pit crew put forth this week to put Elliott in position to drive his way to victory. The McDonald's/POWERade Drive-Thru Pit Championship has been an ongoing battle for these guys and they have responded to the challenge all year long. They are the best and they have played a big part in the success the Robert Yates Racing #38 team has enjoyed throughout this year."

Sadler's over-the-wall crew consists of: Darryl Lockyer (front-tyre changer), Kevin Hall (front-tyre carrier), Dave Smith (rear-tyre changer/car chief), Lance Hanna (rear-ty🃏re carrier), Rodney Fetters (jackman), Preston Cordell (gas man) and Jay Thompson (catch can). The team's crew chief is Todd Parrott.