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  2. Pit Crew Challenge - Wikipedia

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    The NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge is an event held by NASCAR during All-Star race weekend. The event is an exhibition pit stop contest featuring the top teams from the Sprint Cup Series. The event was cancelled for 2013 due to lack of sponsorship. [1] The event was revived during the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race weekend. [2]

  3. Pit stop - Wikipedia

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    Pit lane at Pocono Raceway In any racing series that permits scheduled pit stops, pit strategy becomes one of the most important features of the race; this is because a race car travelling at 100 miles per hour (160 kilometres per hour) will travel approximately 150 feet (45 metres) per second. During a ten-second pit stop, a car's competitors will gain approximately one-quarter-mile (450 ...

  4. Andy Papathanassiou - Wikipedia

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    After college, he discovered NASCAR by sneaking into the garage area and volunteering with a team at the Sears Point (Infineon) Raceway in Sonoma, CA in 1990 where he saw his first pit stop. He joined Hendrick Motorsports in 1992 as the #24 DuPont team's pit crew coordinator; a first in NASCAR.

  5. What does a NASCAR pit crew do on a typical day? Behind the ...

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    NASCAR driver Ross Chastain’s Trackhouse Racing pit crew members (L-R) Matt Simmons, Ken Pozega, Shane Wilson and Michael Roberts change the tires during pit practice on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

  6. Hendrick Motorsports Car No. 24 - Wikipedia

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    The team studied film between races to identify spots for improvement. Evernham is largely credited with reducing the expected duration of a four-tire pit stop from around 20 seconds to under 15. [5] Gordon won his second championship in 1997, winning three of NASCAR's crown jewel races (the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, and Southern 500). [4]

  7. 2008 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race - Wikipedia

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    The traditional skills challenge for the pit crews, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pit Crew Challenge presented by Craftsman, was held on Thursday night, May 15 at Time Warner Cable Arena. This annual skills challenge again awarded prizes to top teams and individuals for the best demonstration of pit stop skills, including the main competition, a ...

  8. Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium - Wikipedia

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    While a pit stop was no longer required by rule, a reduction in fuel cell size (from 22 gallons to 13.5 gallons) made a fuel stop necessary. (In 2007, fuel cells were expanded to 18.5 gallons.) Many drivers also changed two tires during their fuel stop, as the time required to fuel the car allowed for a two-tire change without additional delay.

  9. PIT maneuver - Wikipedia

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    PIT maneuver diagram (animated GIF image) California Highway Patrol cruisers using a PIT maneuver to disable a fleeing vehicle The PIT maneuver (precision immobilization technique [1]), also known as TVI (tactical vehicle intervention), is a law enforcement pursuit tactic in which a pursuing vehicle forces another vehicle to turn sideways abruptly, causing the driver to lose control and stop. [2]