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The Mechanics Of The NASCAR Win
Most of the casual NASCAR fans believe that you must possess the fastest car to win. Often, this is right. All drivers and teams toil for countless hours throughout the week hoping to formulate the elusive setup in order to have fastest car possible when they arrive at the track the following weekend. As has been witnessed again and again by NASCAR news affiliates, there are no guarantees. Of course, not every vehicle can be the fastest so racing teams are investigating new strategies to find the one that will help them win.
Driver David Reutimann won the 2009 Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway following the decision of crew chief Rodney Childers to keep Reutimann's car on the track while the lead drivers entered the pit. The race was beyond its half-way point, and it was raining. The question was whether the race would continue or be canceled with the rainfall on the track. As such, Reutimann, and drivers Robby Gordon and Ryan Newman, chose to take their chances with the weather.
At approximately 6:30 p.m. eastern standard time, the NASCAR management halted the race, and gave Reutimann his first ever win at the Sprint Cup. In the past, a victory in a rain-shortened event had a proverbial asterisk beside it. Sometimes, these wins, cause complaints from fans who consider the win as a mere fluke. NASCAR news is definitely filled with such press. This must be weighed against the fact that NASCAR is probably the most competitive form of auto racing around. No matter how it is won, most drivers know that if it meant risking a drive in the rain, they would do it without any qualms, provided that it led to victory lane. It has become a privileged position in NASCAR news correspondents to witness the displays of amazing and winning strategies by racing teams.
A solid plan contributed to Reutimann's victory that day. His crew chief followed the weather report, and felt as if it was in his driver's best interest to stay out. Had the rain ceased, and the other cars headed back out to the track, then they would have had to make a pit stop, but Reutimann and Childers understood they would have needed to make essential adjustments to improve vehicle performance. Such adjustments would have taken too long. Additionally, Reutimann would have lost his place on the track if they had pit stopped with the others, so he chose to wait on the rain. This approach ended up being the right one to achieve victory.
Kyle Busch led 173 of the 207 laps paced, while race-winner Reutimann led only five laps and was in the fourteenth position when the skies opened up.
NASCAR news related similar events involving Jeff Gordon. Back in 2007, Gordon made use of the 'rain dance' strategy to achieve victory at Pocono. Although his car was no longer in shape to win, his team believed that rain was coming, and it paid off big. If the rain had come only five seconds later, Gordon would have likely finished in second place. Driver Ryan Newman was just passing Gordon's car when NASCAR put out the caution flag.
It may be that the stars themselves may need to align to achieve a victory on the track. Factors like tire strategy and fuel mileage contribute to the type of strategies that can get a driver to victory without having the fastest thing on the track.
In 2003, Newman and his Penske Racing team were renowned for stretching fuel mileage with a smaller carburetor. In fact, at least four of his eight wins that season were by virtue of fuel mileage.
We have seen drivers in the past use a two-tire pit stop to gain track position late in a race, allowing them the a last chance to go for the win. In a number of occasions, this method has worked in the driver's favor.
No matter how it happened, a win is a win. Regardless of how the trophy reached their hands, a driver is going to accept it.
Ron Hornaday vs Kyle Busch 2011 NASCAR Camping World Trucks Texas
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