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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart
This Saturday, June 10th, we will see if the Garage 56 NASCAR Camaro can make history at the 24 Hours At Le Mans. Only available on Motor Trend TV. This is the 100th anniversary of the famous endurance race. |
NASCAR Garage 56 Wins Le Mans Pit Stop Challenge With a Floor Jack
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In the run-up to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, teams compete in a pit-stop challenge to see who can change four tires quickest. NASCAR's Garage 56 effort—which won hearts and minds with a stunning showing in Sunday practice—just beat all the GTE teams with a time of 10.364 seconds. And unlike any of the GTE teams, the Hendrick Motorsports crew had to use a floor jack.
Modern sports-racing cars have built-in pneumatic jacks, so teams don't have to raise the car up manually. NASCAR stock cars don't have built-in jacks; they need someone to get a floor jack in just the right spot and lift the car up at the exact right moment. The coordination between jack operators and tire changers is something top NASCAR teams, like Hendrick, practice intensely. so it's no wonder that the Garage 56 crew put on such an impressive display in the pits at Le Mans.
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https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a4...top-challenge/
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