Tony Stewart's crew was flawless on pit road Sunday at Watkins Glen. Credit: Autostock

Sunoco Pit Move: Watkins Glen

Pit Story of the Race

There were not many stories authored on pit road on Sunday.

The road courses usually require just two pit stops for the leaders, and Stewart's crew pulled them each one off without a hitch.

Some drivers made three pit stops. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished 10th, pitted on Lap 21 but he returned five laps later to pack the fuel cell when the caution flew.

McMurray has a long day in the pits

	Jamie McMurray is ninth in Nextel Cup points. Credit: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images
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Jamie McMurray was lucky there weren't many pit stops at Watkins Glen. His clutch went out in the middle of the event, and that made his final stop last an eternity.

McMurray came in for his final stop on Lap 55, but without the clutch, he had a hard time getting the car in gear. He lost nearly 10 spots, and finished 13th after spending half the race in the top 10.

"I couldn't get it going and they had to push me. I was a little surprised it started," McMurray said. "We lost some spots and I couldn't get 'em back. Rusty finished sixth, and I think we could have finished in front of him."

Biffle gets a rare penalty

Greg Biffle had to come in for a pass-through penalty on Lap 34 when his catch-can man was busted for being on the wrong side of the car.

The official NASCAR rule is termed "non-compliant refueling (catch-can)."

The penalty didn't match much -- Biffle's transmission failed on Lap 58.

Quotable

"I was very conservative coming into the pits. I'm confused. I don't know what happened. They say it's really accurate, but based off what I had to work with I was very conservative with my pit road speed because a lot of guys got nailed yesterday." -- Casey Mears, who was called for speeding with 39 laps to go.