Sunoco Pit Move of the Race: Pocono

One driver who didn't complain about the time under caution on Sunday was Bobby Labonte.

He needed all the time he could get.

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On Lap 120 of the Pocono 500, Labonte dropped an oil line. Oil spewed all over the track, bringing out the caution.

Labonte needed six gallons -- 24 quarts -- of new oil, and since his car was drained, it was a minor miracle that his engine stayed together.

"When he came in, he was completely out of oil and had no oil pressure," said crew chief Michael McSwain.

His crew needed three stops to fix the problem. On the fourth, they gave him gas and four tires – all without losing a lap.

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"It's a big race track. Thank goodness. If it were Martinsville we lost five laps probably," Labonte said. "Fortunately, we were able to do that."

Labonte restarted 16th with four fresh tires, and he needed only one more set of tires the rest of the way.

Labonte went on to finish third. The quick oil-line repair moved him up to sixth in the Nextel Cup standings.

Had Labonte lost a lap, he could have slid to as far as ninth in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.

"The guys did a great job," Labonte said. "We had a little hole in the oil line, but came back from that. We had a little luck on our side today and a great effort going into it."