Monday Morning Pit Box: Slow Stops, Pesky Penalties Take Out Contenders at Kansas
Chase Elliott and Josh Berry were among the drivers with pit road issues in The Sunflower State.
Chase Elliott and Josh Berry were among the drivers with pit road issues in The Sunflower State.
Michael McDowell and Todd Gilliland gained significant track position on strategy calls, with varying degrees of success.
Six different drivers were issued speeding penalties and a wreck on pit entry took out major contenders at Talladega.
One pit crew stepped up for their driver, while another stumbled on the money stop at Bristol.
While every pit stop was for four tires, crew chiefs still had some strategy decisions to make in the closing laps at The Track Too Tough to Tame.
Alex Bowman, William Byron, and Chase Elliott all dealt with one or more pit road miscues at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.
Two spins headline an otherwise quiet day on the pit lane at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday.
There was no shortage of penalties and loose wheel issues up and down pit road, while Trackhouse Racing rose to the occasion in Sin City.
Softer compound tires and speeding penalties greatly impacted Sunday’s Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway.
Chase Elliott and his No. 9 pit crew come up clutch for a top-five finish, and other pit road plotlines from the Lone Star State.