The NASCAR inventory automobile competing within the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend would possibly characteristic precise headlights and aerodynamic dive planes, however the Chevy Camaro hasn’t gone fully native. Unlike the opposite automobiles on the grid, air jacks haven’t been put in on the Chevy. The NASCAR Garage 56 crew is sticking with a standard flooring jack for the endurance race, however nonetheless proved to be among the finest groups on pit lane.
In the annual Le Mans Pit Stop Challenge, Garage 56’s Hendrick Motorsport crew was in a position to put their expertise to the check in opposition to the perfect that endurance racing needed to supply. The NASCAR crew, once more the one one with a guide jack, carried out a powerful 10.364-second pit cease. The crew was quickest of all 16 GTE class entries and fifth total, solely 0.3 seconds behind the main Hypercar crew. Hendrick Motorsports Pit Crew Coach Evan Kureczka mentioned in a launch:
“It was actually our fastest stop of the day, so I would say I was surprised, but also very pleased. You can tell the fans were very impressed with the fact that we were using a jack to jack the car up. You could see the smiles on their faces, we put on a great show for the fans.”
In the NASCAR Cup Series, how briskly a pit cease is can decide whether or not or not a driver wins the race or, in some circumstances, the whole championship. Big groups, like Hendrick Motorsports, have devoted pit crew members whose job is to carry out the quickest stops potential. In different classes, crew members should additionally juggle serving because the crew’s mechanics.
The Garage 56 crew has come to Le Mans to impress, so don’t be shocked if the legendary driver lineup of Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller are going wheel-to-wheel close to the entrance of the GTE subject.
Source: jalopnik.com