Sentences with phrase «pit road»
"Pit road" refers to a designated area in motorsports, typically a part of the racetrack near the pits, where race cars come to make pit stops. It is the place where the cars are serviced by the team, which can include refueling, changing tires, and making adjustments to the car's performance. Full definition
Overall, 11 drivers were penalized 13 times for speeding on pit road.
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«But then when we left pit road and had a flat tire — that is just not your day,» he said.
You got a problem, you really get down and get on pit road.
Showing podium pace throughout both wheel - to - wheel races, the first event would come to an end with a tire puncture while race two on the weekend would see an unfortunate pit road penalty take the team and driver out of chance for a podium finish.
The following week Johnson would've likely finished in the top 10 were it not for a pair of pit road speeding penalties, an issue that also inflicted teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Chase Elliott.
On Sunday, race leader Kevin Harvick had to come back down pit road when his Stewart - Haas Racing crew was unable to properly tighten the lug nuts on the No. 4 Ford.
Frustration further augmented when Logano nearly collided with Kenseth getting onto pit road at Talladega.
«It's put us in position to give us the option to go for it on pit road at times when probably backing off would have been smarter.»
... They're going to have a tough time on pit road with that (pit stall) pick.»
«We'll just give up on the rest of pit road in order to not get caught on that section.»
Setting the pace for the first 100 laps, Hamlin struggled on pit road as his Mike Ford - led crew had an uncharacteristically slow day.
Upset over what he perceived as Logano's over-aggressiveness, Busch confronted Logano and threw a punch afterward on pit road before being tackled by Logano's crew members.
Keselowski had overcome an earlier pit road speeding penalty, and narrowly escaped becoming swept into a crash involving Kasey Kahne and Brian Vickers.
The next setback came following Keselowski beating Harvick off pit road under a caution 60 laps from the finish.
Logano sideswiped Busch on the final lap, causing Busch to spin down pit road coming to the checkered flag.
Cars remained covered up on pit road throughout the day as the drops fell relentlessly, and NASCAR ultimately called the race at 4:30 Eastern time.
But it appears that Johnson's woes on the intermediates may be coming to an end, because after the second - to - last race of the regular season, at the 1.54 - mile Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sept. 5, there he was on pit road smiling as if he'd just solved the biggest riddle of his life.
... The bonehead things that I've done — I've had my penalties in the race where what does it really matter on Lap 80 if you gain a spot on pit road since you have so many more laps.»
And because Hamlin generally qualifies so well — his average starting position is 9.8 — he often gets a pit stall that offers the chance to be aggressive getting on and off pit road.
The 2015 Cup champion is optimistic last week's pit road miscues were a one - time occurrence.
When Busch started on the pole last week at Chicagoland, he led the 85 of the first 87 laps before two issues on pit road dropped him two laps behind the field.
The extensive time spent on pit road cost Earnhardt track position, a precious commodity on a half - mile oval with little room to pass.
And the November playoff race wasn't the first occurrence where Hamlin was busted multiple times for speeding on Martinsville's narrow pit road, having also happened in October 2012.
Harvick and Keselowski had the two best cars a year ago at Atlanta; Harvick won the pole and led a race - high 292 laps, while Keselowski took the checkered flag after Harvick was penalized for speeding on pit road during his final stop.
So when Matt Kenseth brought his damaged No. 20 Toyota to pit road needing repairs, his team should've had a game plan formulated on how it would get its driver back on the track.
The race - deciding moment unquestionably transpired when Kevin Harvick exceeded the 45 mph speed limit (and the 5 mph tolerance) as he came down pit road for his final stop during Sunday's Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Nonetheless, Logano called Busch on Wednesday to explain the circumstances that led to him washing up the track entering Turn 3 and into the side of Busch, causing him to spin down pit road while Logano continued unimpeded.
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New to the format was a 15 - minute qualifying period to determine garage and pit road locations.
With everyone on pit road watching the scoring monitors from the edge of their seats, Wayne Taylor Racing's Renger van der Zande stole the Rolex 24 Pole Award from Acura Team Penske and Helio...
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More hairpin turns finish off a lap at COTA, with our base camp set up along pit road.
The A-B testing included a emergency lane change slalom, an oval, a water - soaked high speed turn, and a narrow lane set off by cones on one side and the famous racetrack's unforgiving concrete wall protecting pit road.
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Harvick's only stumble all afternoon came during an early pit stop under caution when a malfunctioning air gun necessitated a second trip down pit road.
When Keselowski left pit road his crew realized they did not fasten all the lug nuts, leaving their driver in a precarious situation.
Outlook: McMurray's playoff run essentially ended when he had a miscue and crashed while trying to get onto pit road at Talladega.
From inopportune cautions to pit road penalties, from strategy calls that backfired to being in the wrong place at the wrong, Busch experienced a litany of reasons why he hadn't won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway since July 2016.
He called Keselowski back to pit road before the race resumed, forfeiting the lead and placing Keselowski 14th on the subsequent restart.
Johnson committed four pit road speeding penalties since mid-May 7, and admittedly overdrove during the Sept. 4 race at Darlington Raceway leading to a crash.
A throng of well - wishers greeted him on pit road as he climbed out of his car, including drivers and crew members from rival teams.
I struggled on pit road a little bit; I wasn't as aggressive as I needed to be because it turned out I really was a little rusty.
The Team Penske driver, who started on the pole and led 82 of the first 84 laps, was first penalized for speeding on pit road and later had the tire failure.
Harvick led 181 of a possible 325 laps and overcame an issue on pit road to earn his first victory of the 2018 Monster Energy Cup Series season.
«You've just got to be like, «Hey Matt, just so you know we've got a pit road penalty, we're still arguing it, don't pit yet but we're getting a black flag and I want to you watch the black flag,»» Kenseth said.»
Polesitter Kyle Busch is fourth, followed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who overcome a pit road penalty and an earlier spin.
I was probably the slowest down pit road all day just to try to avoid it and got nailed.»
Busch finished eighth despite a pit road speeding penalty, and Johnson finished 12th after committing a similar infraction.