NASCAR® Sprint Cup points leader
Carl Edwards scored his fifth
top-five finish of the year and his crew chief,
Bob Osborne, took home
Federal-Mogul’s MOOG®
“Problem Solver of the Race”
Award in Saturday night’s Crown Royal Presents
400 at Richmond (Va.) International
Raceway.
Osborne captured the weekly MOOG Problem Solver award
after Edwards and the No. 99 Scotts EZ Seed
Ford posted the largest increase (0.122-second)
in average lap speed over the final 200 laps of
Richmond’s .75-mile track. Edwards’ fifth-
place finish kept him on top of the 2011 Sprint
Cup field with a nine-point advantage over
five-time defending champion Jimmie
Johnson.
The MOOG chassis parts-equipped
No. 99 car started eighth but fell back to 20th
after making contact with Johnson’s No. 48
Lowe’s Chevrolet on Lap 122. Osborne and the
Roush Fenway Racing crew tweaked Edwards’
chassis and suspension throughout the night to
enhance steering precision and handling and
help stay ahead of cooling track
temperatures.
“That might have been Carl and Bob’s toughest
fifth-place finish ever with all of the work
they did in the pits,” said Federal-Mogul Motorsports
Director Tim Nelson. “A lot of teams battled
loose steering as temperatures dropped into the
low 60s and upper 50s, but Bob ultimately gave
Carl a very competitive car. Tonight, no one
was a better ‘Problem Solver’ than Bob when it
came to maximizing the benefits of MOOG steering and suspension
components.”
MOOG parts are the leading choice of crew
chiefs and automotive repair professionals and
have helped drive an unprecedented 45
consecutive NASCAR Cup champions to victory.
The unique benefits of MOOG components and
other Federal-Mogul products are highlighted in
the company’s innovative "Smart Choice"
campaign, which reinforces the message that
longer lasting, better performing replacement
parts are today's best option for technicians
and consumers.
For additional information regarding MOOG
chassis parts, please visit the brand’s
technician-focused website
www.moogproblemsolver.comor contact your
MOOG supplier. To identify the right MOOG part
for virtually any application, please use the
convenient, free electronic
catalog.
