11/10/2023
No. 6 RFK Racing Team Earns Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award
No. 6 RFK Racing Team Earns Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award
Keselowski’s Team Tops the Standings Among Crews on Pit Road
CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 10, 2023) – It’s no secret that competing at the top level of NASCAR takes a team effort. Brad Keselowski’s No. 6 pit crew exemplified that throughout the 2023 season, earning the Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award.
“The No. 6 pit crew has earned the award this season through their drive, determination and hard work,” said Scott Bowen, pit crew coach at RFK. “It’s a pleasure to work alongside such a competitive group of individuals that come together to form an elite team.”
The 2023 MVPC Award was determined by each team’s M-pact score. The M-Pact score is a function of average pit stop time for 4-tire pit stops, with multipliers based on net passes for position under yellow-flag pit stops, the MVPC score also includes a “strength of schedule” (SOS) component to adjust for the level of competition a team is racing on pit road.
The multiplier for net passes on pit road is increased for each car a team passes on pit road and is decreased for each car a team is passed by. The SOS component gives a higher multiplier to those that are pitting in the front of the field compared to those that are pitting in the back of the field and is linearly weighted.
The No. 6 pit crew members include Dustin Lineback (Jackman), Telvin McClurkin (tire carrier), Johnny Roberts (front tire changer), Steve Price (rear tire changer) and Brad Robison (fueler). Together, they helped Keselowski and the No. 6 team to seven top five and 16 top-10 finishes and an eighth-place finish in the final NASCAR Cup Series points standings.
About RFK Racing
RFK Racing, in its 36th season in 2023, features an ownership lineup pairing one of the sport’s most iconic names, Jack Roush, along with NASCAR Champion, Brad Keselowski, and Fenway Sports Group owner John Henry. Roush initially founded the team in 1988 and it has since become one of the most successful racing operations in the world, propelling him to be the first NASCAR owner to amass three hundred wins and capturing eight championships, including back-to-back NASCAR Cup titles in 2003 and 2004. Keselowski, a former owner in the NASCAR Truck Series, brings to the team a championship mindset himself having won the 2012 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. In 2007, Roush partnered with Henry, who also owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, English Premier League’s Liverpool F.C., and the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, to form Roush Fenway Racing. Off the track, RFK is a leader and proven winner in NASCAR marketing solutions, having produced multiple award-winning social media, digital content and experiential marketing campaigns. Visit rfkracing.com, and follow the team on all social platforms @rfkracing.
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CONGRATS to our No. 6 pit crew on winning the 2023 @Mechanix_Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award! 🏆
Their speed and consistency helped @keselowski gain spots on pit road all season long. 💯 pic.twitter.com/7keXY9bPuX
— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) November 10, 2023
