The season-opening Daytona 500 had pit stops, of course, but most were done under green-flag conditions and without a full field of cars on pit road at the same time.
Sunday’s race in Fontana, Calif., couldn’t have been more different.
With the track’s old and abrasive surface and a record-tying 12 cautions, Cup series’ pit crews got tested to the max with repeated full-field four-tire stops throughout the three-hour race.
Austin Dillon, who ended up challenging Kyle Larson on the final lap for the race win, heaped praise on the pit crew of his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing team for providing him the opportunity at the victory.
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“Huge credit to the Lord and our pit crew. Man, they were unbelievable all day,” Dillon said. “They kept us in this race. We had to make a bunch of adjustments. We were terrible at the beginning.
“Just kind of learning the car myself and then communicating with Justin (Alexander, crew chief), we just made it better and better….
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