Sunday Morning Pit Box: Toyota’s Terrible Night on Pit Road at Richmond
From speeding penalties to loose wheels, anything that could go wrong on pit road went wrong for Toyota teams.
From speeding penalties to loose wheels, anything that could go wrong on pit road went wrong for Toyota teams.
There were plenty of pit road plotlines unfolding behind Shane van Gisbergen’s dominant performance.
Teams up and down pit road went in several different directions with their pit calls in the Cup Series’ second trip to Iowa.
Meanwhile, a loose wheel undid Erik Jones’ day in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis on Sunday.
Dover was the latest example of how limited tire falloff and clean air can make passing difficult in NASCAR… even when your tires are much fresher.
Chase Elliott led the march of drivers on fresh tires in the closing laps.
However, some drivers did gain track position from pitting late for fresh tires.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Tyler Reddick and Carson Hocevar rallied to the top 10 after a late pit stop for fresh rubber.
Meanwhile, Brad Keselowski and the No. 6 team botched pit strategy to lose their shot at the win.
The caution fell right in the middle of the final pit cycle of the day, helping some drivers and hurting others.