The Most Precise Pit Crews in NASCAR

One lightning-quick stop does not a pit crew make. Not even statistical rankings separate the men from the boys. The best pit crews in NASCAR rise to the occasion. On long days at intermediate tracks, passing on the track can be especially difficult. The difference between winning and losing can often be traced just as readily to the positions gained on pit road. It's often not a matter solely of efficient work but rather the right call: two tires, or four or fuel only. The best crew chiefs are not often geniuses, but they share a virtue just as rare. They possess a knack for thinking clearly amid bedlam, the same gift of great head coaches on sidelines, courtsides and third-base boxes. They are clever and quick-witted. The modern era forev...

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