Pit Moves
When the No. 48 gets blocked in, Jimmie relies on his crew to push him out of a tight squeeze.
(March 07, 2010)
An air hose gets wrapped around the back right tire carrier making this stop for the No. 11 a slow one.
(March 07, 2010)
The No. 2 crew goes to work on the final pit stop of the race before going on to take the checkered flag.
(March 07, 2010)
A slick pit stall causes Matt Kenseth to have issues leaving the pits, pushing Johnson into the grass.
(February 28, 2010)
Jeff Gordon slides through his box, causing him to lose the lead.
(February 28, 2010)
A four-tire stop gives Jimmie Johnson the edge he needed to beat his teammate Jeff Gordon.
(February 28, 2010)
Kevin Harvick misses hitting one of McMurray's crew members, thanks to his leaping ability.
(February 21, 2010)
Dale Jr. breaks an axle leaving pit road.
(February 21, 2010)
A late-race caution allows Johnson to keep his track position, setting him up for the win.
(February 21, 2010)
A dropped lug nut costs Allmendinger the lead and valuable track position.
(February 14, 2010)
A slick pit stall causes Kyle Busch to slide through during a round of pit stops.
(February 14, 2010)
After a strong start the No. 47 is sidelined with battery problems.
(November 22, 2009)
Elliott Sadler is wrecked after being caught up in a chain-reaction crash on pit road.
(November 22, 2009)
A solid pit stop helps Jimmie Johnson keep his track position en route to a fourth consecutive championship.
(November 22, 2009)
Problems getting into his pit stall drop Sam Hornish Jr. back in in the field.
(November 15, 2009)
A determined crew works to fix Gordon's car on pit road and trying to keep from losing laps at the same time.
(November 15, 2009)
A solid pit stop, even with an injured crew member keeps the No. 48 out front enroute to another Phoenix victory.
(November 15, 2009)
A dropped lug nut costs Jeff Gordon multiple spots on the racetrack.
(November 08, 2009)
Mark Martin is forced to pit around Sam Hornish, resulting in a loss of valuable track position for the No. 5 team.
(November 08, 2009)
Holding off pitting for two laps was the difference in Kurt Busch taking home the victory at Texas.
(November 08, 2009)
A commitment cone problem forces Jeff Gordon into fuel conservation mode.
(November 02, 2009)
A rear-tire violation forces Greg Biffle to take a pass-through penalty under green flag conditions.
(November 02, 2009)
A late-race call for fuel helps keep the No. 48 team out of trouble and pad their point lead.
(November 02, 2009)
A mistake getting into the pits adds to a frustrating day for Kurt Busch and the No. 2 team.
(October 25, 2009)
A speeding penalty late costs Bowyer a top ten finish.
(October 25, 2009)
Dropped lug nuts cost the No. 48 team valuable track time.
(October 25, 2009)
A mental error by Joey Logano causes him to lose 33 positions on pit road.
(October 17, 2009)
Coming down pit road early and side-by-side forces NASCAR to make Juan Montoya's night even worse by giving him a penalty.
(October 17, 2009)
A quick stop helps Johnson barely beat Kasey Kahne out of the pits.
(October 17, 2009)
A dropped lug nut costs Jimmie Johnson the lead.
(October 11, 2009)
A speeding penalty hurts Stewart's Chase hopes as the No. 14 team loses a lap a little past midway.
(October 11, 2009)
A late-race caution helps Stewart keep track position, ultimately earning him a fifth place finish.
(October 11, 2009)
A loose lug nut on the No. 88 forces Dale Jr. back down pit road, causing him to lose the lead and a lap.
(October 04, 2009)
A problem with getting all the lug nuts off the tire costs Jeff Gordon multiple spots on pit road.
(October 04, 2009)
A late-race decision to only take two tires gives Tony Stewart the track position needed to win at Kansas.
(October 04, 2009)
A lug nut issue delays Kasey Kahne's pit stop causing him to lose multiple positions on the track.
(September 27, 2009)
Marcos Ambrose thinks his crew is performing a two-tire stop, when they actually were making a four-tire stop.
(September 27, 2009)
A slow pit stop costs Jeff Gordon a shot at the win in Dover.
(September 27, 2009)
While leaving his pit stall, Denny Hamlin clips a crew member from the No. 07 team.
(September 20, 2009)
Kurt Busch hits David Ragan while leaving the pits, damaging the No. 2 car.
(September 20, 2009)
A flawless pit stop late in the race helps Mark Martin retain track position and capture his fifth win of the season.
(September 20, 2009)
Matt Kenseth's multiple pit problems hinder his chance to make the Chase.
(September 12, 2009)
With the last spot in the Chase for the Championship Kyle Busch's crew delivers and gets the No. 18 out in front of Brian Vickers.
(September 12, 2009)
David Ragan delivers Brad Keselowski to his pit stall in a unique way.
(September 12, 2009)
Kevin Harvick smokes his tires trying to slow down to pit road speed.
(September 06, 2009)
David Ragan almost misses pit road while serving a pass-through penalty for hitting the commitment cone.
(September 06, 2009)
The No.83 team replaces a right-rear axle in time to get Brian Vickers out on the lead lap.
(September 07, 2009)
A missed lugnut by a crew member cost Jimmie Johnson a chance for the win.
(August 23, 2009)
Junior takes four tires and a slight chassis adjustment to set up a third place finish.
(August 16, 2009)
Kurt Busch's vision is blurred as a crew member has trouble removing a tearoff from Kurt Busch's car.
(August 23, 2009)
After problems on pit road early, Tony Stewart is forced to stop on the track and give a lap back to the field.
(August 23, 2009)
Smoke gains ten positions and wins the race off pit road by taking two tires.
(August 16, 2009)
The No. 83 team rolls the fuel mileage dice to stay out and win the Carfax 400.
(August 16, 2009)
A brilliant call by Brian Pattie helps Juan Montoya earn a runner-up finish at Pocono.
(August 03, 2009)
Tony Stewart describes the changes that Darian Grubb called for during the No. 14's final stop.
(August 10, 2009)
As he pulls out of his pit box, Juan Montoya clips the heel of David Ragan's tire changer, avoiding major injury.
(August 10, 2009)
Under caution, the No. 47's crew chief Fran Kerr makes the decision to stay out when most of the field pits.
(August 10, 2009)
Jimmie Johnson's pit crew modifies their pit stall, making the stall easier to work on.
(August 03, 2009)
The No. 48 team comes in before the pits are open to maximize the amount of time to work on the car.
(August 03, 2009)
Tony Stewart loses four positions, after a miscue by the left-front tire changer causes a slow pit stop.
(July 26, 2009)
Vickers averts penalty when a gas can falls off the car and in to pit stall.
(July 26, 2009)
Juan Pablo Montoya loses his chance at Brickyard glory, after being sent to middle of the pack with a speeding on pit road penalty.
(July 26, 2009)
Jeff Gordon stalls his car leaving pit road during green flag stops, resulting in the loss of valuable track position.
(July 11, 2009)
Reed Sorenson passes Marcus Amborse on pit road and gets penalized by NASCAR.
(July 11, 2009)
Mark Martin's crew delivers one more time as they get Martin out first on the final round of pit stops.
(July 11, 2009)
A crucial mistake by Jimmie Johnson pitting too close to the wall costs him important track position.
(July 04, 2009)
On a late race pit stop Juan Montoya slides into his pit stall, forcing him to reverse before leaving the pits and lose track position.
(July 04, 2009)
Kurt Busch locks up the tires and slides through his pit stall, costing him valuable positions on the track, but Kurt Busch's crew saved time with a clever pit move.
(July 04, 2009)
A missed lug nut by the front tire changer costs Tony Stewart valuable track position late in the race.
(June 28, 2009)
Trying to beat the rain, Ryan Newman runs out of fuel and has to be pushed down pit road.
(June 28, 2009)
After completing his stop, Kyle Busch hits a member of Paul Menard's crew.
(June 28, 2009)
Busch goes down a lap while waiting for repairs to be made to the right-front side of his car.
(June 21, 2009)
Gordon loses the lead after a caution throws off his fuel/pit window strategy.
(June 21, 2009)
A flawless stop by the No. 9 crew puts Kahne in position for his first road course victory.
(June 21, 2009)
A slow tire change on the right front costs Tony Stewart a few spots on pit road.
(June 14, 2009)
A great pit stop gave Biffle the lead late in the LifeLock 400, but it would not last as he ran out of fuel on the last lap.
(June 14, 2009)
Mark Martin saves enough gas to go the distance and capture his thrid win of the season.
(June 14, 2009)
Michael Waltrip and Dexter Bean have problems getting onto pit road in the Pocono 500.
(June 07, 2009)
Jimmie Johnson's pit stop on lap 104 proves costly as he is penalized for pitting before pit road was open.
(June 07, 2009)
The gamble to stay out allows Tony Stewart to capture his first win as a car owner.
(June 07, 2009)
Bobby Labonte gets caught speeding on pit road under green, resulting in him going three laps down.
(May 31, 2009)
A two tire gamble gave Greg Biffle enough track position to finish third in the Autism Speaks 400.
(May 31, 2009)
A slow stop puts the No. 48 back in traffic, but it is not enough to stop Jimmie Johnson from winning at Dover.
(May 31, 2009)
Ryan Newman loses 30 spots after coming down pit road for loose lug nuts.
(May 25, 2009)
Reed Sorenson catapults a tire into a crew member further down pit road while exiting his pit stall.
(May 25, 2009)
Dale Jr.'s crew helps thier driver by clearly marking the No. 88 pit box.
(May 25, 2009)
Kyle Busch uses some pit road tricks as he fakes coming onto pit road for track position.
(May 17, 2009)
A late race tape adjustment helps Matt Kenseth secure a second place finish in the All-Star race.
(May 16, 2009)
Kyle Busch slides through his pit box, costing him a shot at the segment one purse.
(May 16, 2009)
Kevin Harvick spins Jimmie Johnson on pit road.
(May 09, 2009)
A.J. Allmendinger's crew pits the car backwards after Allmendinger is spun out on pit road.
(May 09, 2009)
Dale Jr. is forced to take four tires after overshooting his pit stall.
(May 09, 2009)
Three dropped lug nuts cost Denny Hamlin valuable track position.
(May 02, 2009)
A solid pit stop by Kyle Busch's crew allowed Kyle Busch to chase down Jeff Gordon for the win at Richmond.
(May 03, 2009)
Jeff Burton avoids Juan Montoya on pit road during his eventful night at Richmond.
(May 02, 2009)
Johnson has trouble leaving his pit box as he fish tails on exit.
(April 26, 2009)