Monday Morning Pit Box: Tire Wear Does Not Materialize at Bristol
One pit crew stepped up for their driver, while another stumbled on the money stop at Bristol.
Andrew Stoddard joined Frontstretch in May of 2022 as an iRacing contributor. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, the University of Richmond, and VCU. He works as an athletic communications specialist at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va.
Monday Morning Pit Box: Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Crew Come Up Clutch at Darlington
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.
Monday Morning Pit Box: Pit Road Woes Befall Hendrick Motorsports at Martinsville
Alex Bowman, William Byron, and Chase Elliott all dealt with one or more pit road miscues at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.
Monday Morning Pit Box: Pit Road Slippery for Some at Homestead
Two spins headline an otherwise quiet day on the pit lane at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday.
Monday Morning Pit Box: Big Names Go Bust on Pit Road at Las Vegas
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.
Monday Morning Pit Box: Option Tires Make a Big Difference at Phoenix
Softer compound tires and speeding penalties greatly impacted Sunday’s Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway.
Monday Morning Pit Box: Bad Stop, Loose Wheel Derail Kyle Larson’s Day at COTA
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.
Friday Faceoff: Has Toyota Closed the Gap to Ford & Chevrolet at Superspeedways?
With Christopher Bell’s win at Atlanta, has Toyota finally entered the conversation?
Monday Morning Pit Box: Michael McDowell Rallies With Quick Repairs, Cautions at Atlanta
The No. 71 Spire Motorsports crew helped their driver come back for a top-15 finish after power steering issues in stage one.
Monday Morning Pit Box: Fuel Mileage Is Talk of the Garage at Daytona 500
Perfectly timed cautions made fuel saving a non-issue in the season opener..