This was the guy that held a small can to catch the overflow of gas that spilled into a special tube when the gas man filled the gas tank on a race car.
In 2011, Nascar no longer required the use of the catch can man. They now use self-venting gas cans.
The Nascar crew member holds the catch can to retrieve the fuel that can spill from a vent on the back of the car during pit stops. Starting in 2011, Nascar has eliminated the catch can in all three series.
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Stevie Waltrip
They can change it in 7seconds
Yes, in Nascar a pit crew is required. Their main job is changing tires and keeping the tank filled with gas.
There was nobody named James Helton on Jeff Gordon's 2010 pit crew.
The answer is 7 pit crew members total are allowed over the wall.
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Jimmy Elledge is a crew chief in the Nascar Nationwide Series for Turner Motorsports. His driver is Justin Allgaier.
In all three NASCAR races each team has their own pit stall for servicing the racecar or truck. Each pit stall has its own set of officials to make sure every team enforces that standards of NASCAR for the safety of the driver and pit crew.
You have to go through training and go in a lineup and the driver picks you to be his crew member.
There are tons of jobs in Nascar besides being the driver. There's the pit crew members, crew chief, spotters, officials, announcers, analysts and reporters.