NASCAR Clarifies Stance on Pitting in Other Stalls

Following Joe Gibbs teams servicing other Gibbs cars last weekend at Las Vegas, NASCAR responded Thursday by clarifying their stance on the legalities behind the issue.

  • If a vehicle receives service in another team’s pit stall to correct a safety issue, the vehicle will receive a flag status penalty (restart tail of the field or pass-through) for the vehicle pitting outside of the assigned pit box
  • Examples of safety issues
  • Tighten loose wheel nuts or lug nuts,
  • Remove a fuel can,
  • Remove a wedge wrench,
  • Remove the jack from under the vehicle,
  • If a vehicle receives service in another team’s pit stall for competition adjustments, the vehicle may receive a lap(s) penalty

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One thought on “NASCAR Clarifies Stance on Pitting in Other Stalls

  1. Did they really need to make another rule? I guess it could promote some crazy stuff if they didn’t, but another rule? What do y’all think?

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