A pit crew is a group of people there to fix a racers car when something goes wrong.
They also fill the car up with gas, change tires and make adjustments during the race.
The Danica Patrick fan club was officially closed at the beginning of 2008. For further information about any future Danica Patrick fan club please e-mail danicafans7@danicaracing.com or visit www.danicaracing.com.
Rusty Wallace tested a car at Talladega in 2004 on which the car had its restrictor plate removed. The car reached a top-end speed of 228 miles per hour on the backstretch and had an average lap speed of 221 mph.
Helio Castroneves is a Brazilian race car driver who has a net worth $14 millions
well,to start off with.you need time to do all the things correct..taking the track off is hard,you need pullers and tools..the drive gear has to come off. you have to crack the chain case..pull the gear off..take that out then remove the jack shaft(which is the drive gear axle). the drive gear come's out..the suspension then come out..4bolts? or it can come out first..the tunnel has the bolts that hold(the suspension) in place..you may have to loosen the tension bolts for the track.? can't remember? take your time..and always have a Manuel to check against.
A little late for the 08 schedule, but with the link below, you can find the 09 IRL schedule.
The length of a pit box at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has never been made public for security reasons.
Foyt was born in the post-depression years in the Heights, a poor section of Houston. Foyt focused solely on racing. He dropped out of high school several months before graduation to get a jumpstart on his professional career which began in 1953 at Playland Park in Houston. It wasn’t long before his career took him out of Houston and out of Texas.
JR Hildebrand
Hildebrand had been in the lead when he came upon a nearly out of gas car that was going much slower than the rest, so he had to pull up or move over. He moved to the outside, where he lost traction and his wheels went straight when he turned left. He collided with the wall and Dan Wheldon passed him just out of turn 4.
Indy cars race in the rain on street and road courses, however they do not on ovals.