COMPLETE DETAILS EVENT: The National Pit Crew Championship Powered by Tyson™ DATE: Monday, May 9, 2005 TIME: 6:30 – 9:30pm LOCATION: PIT Instruction & Training EVENT CONTACTS: Danielle Randall-Bauer, 704-609-4868 TEAM ELIGIBLITY: The top 30 Cup teams in car owner points and the top 10 Busch teams in car owner points following the Texas races on April 16th and 17th are eligible to compete in the National Pit Crew Championship Powered by Tyson™. FORMAT: Teams will participate in head-to-head single elimination competition consisting of four (4) rounds with the winner of each round advancing to the next round. The remaining undefeated team after four (4) rounds is declared the National Pit Crew Champion. A bonus round consisting of the two (2) final round teams, the fastest team from the third round that did not qualify for the final round, and a wild card team selected at random will compete head to head for special awards and prizes. The competition consists of a four tire stationary stop and two (2) cans of “fuel” on an equally prepared Cup style car in the shortest time. AWARDS: Round One Awards: The “Powered by Tyson™ Pit Stop” Bonus Round: The teams eligible for the bonus round will compete for $500,000 in prize money. The format for this round of competition will be announced soon. EQUIPMENT: On the day of the competition, teams and participants are required to provide their own race day fire suits, jack, air wrench, whip hose, and sockets. Equally prepared cars, nitrogen, fuel cans and probes, air hoses, Oetiker quick couplers, Goodyear tires, Weld wheel rims, KRC lug nuts, and Norton glue will be provided onsite. All tape, oils, lubricants, zip ties, and standard tools will also be provided onsite. Teams have the option of providing persons to prepare the equipment and tires or having a neutral competition representative prepare all tires for that team. Please check box on entry blank as to the team’s preference. PRACTICE: Eligible teams will be required, for the purpose of seeding the rounds of competition, to participate in practice rounds utilizing all competition rules. Each team will have three practice rounds on a single car. The fastest time will be used for staging of the competition. Pam Miller, an independent producer for SPEED Channel will be filming all practice rounds. Practice dates are scheduled as follows and conducted at PIT Instruction & Training. Times are scheduled on a first come, first served basis by calling Breon Klopp. Teams are required to provide the same equipment for practice as listed above for the competition. April 19th Cup Teams 1-10 in car owner pts & Busch Teams 1- 4 in car owner points* April 26th Cup Teams 11-20 in car owner pts & Busch Teams 5-7 in car owner points* May 3 rd Cup Teams 21-30 in car owner pts & Busch Teams 8-10 in car owner points* RULES: A limited number of over-the-wall and behind-the-wall support team members may be present in the pit area at the time of the competition. Participants may include; 2-tire changers, 2-tire carriers, 1-jackman, 1- fuel person and 1- catch can person. Behind the wall crew positions include: 2- tire catchers, 1- second fueler, and 2- hose pullers. The team’s designated driver, crew chief, and pit crew coordinator are invited and encouraged to be present in the pit area to support their team. A simulated driver will be provided to hold the brake. All participating over-the-wall team members must be registered by completing this Team Entry Form. No team member may participate on more than one team. No person competing on a Cup team may participate on a competing Busch team. In the event a crewmember listed on the team roster is unable to participate, an alternate may be assigned provided the name is submitted to National Pit Crew Championship officials prior to the event. All proper paperwork must be submitted at the time of the change. The competition will take place on a brushed concrete surface. The pit wall consists of a fixed concrete wall of standard height and width as described on the attached site map. PROCEEDURES: Teams will be seeded according to the fastest practice time. Teams will compete head-to head against other teams seeded in their bracket. Up to four cars may compete at the same time. The team with the fastest overall time of the competing teams will advance to the next round of competition. In the event of a tie, an additional pit stop will determine the winner. Round One: Ten rounds of four cars, Teams 1-40 (Fastest cars in each stage of round one, plus the two fastest non-winning times move to Round 2) Round Two: Four rounds of three cars, Total of 12 teams Round Three: Two rounds of two cars, Total of 4 teams Round Four: One round of two cars, Total of 2 teams All crewmembers with the exception of the jack man will start on or behind the pit road wall. Pit wall will be located eight (8) feet from the left side of the car. The jack man will be allowed to start on or behind the centerline of the racecar. (See attached diagram) An official will blow an air horn to signal both an automatic digital time clock and the teams to start. The digital time clocks are the official timepiece used for scoring. After changing all four tires and emptying two (2) seven (7) gallon cans of “fuel” (water) into the car, each crewmember must return past the centerline of the pit box and the tire changers must manually stop the time clocks located on pit wall. PENALTIES: Judges, independent from any race team competing in the event or otherwise, will oversee all competition rules, regulations, conduct, and penalties. Judges will determine the application of the rules and final pit stop time and finishing position for each team. The starting torque of all lug nuts on is sixty-five (65) pounds. Each lug nut will be torque tested after the competitive pit stop to test that the tightness is returned to the starting torque. After the torque is tested and the team’s final time is determined, competition representatives will remove all four wheels and clean each stud and set the lug nut torque for the next team. Teams can inspect the studs prior to the tires being set. Penalties and rules are subject to change up to the start time of the competition. All crew chiefs and teams will be notified in writing regarding any changes. Penalties include but are not limited to: 1. Entering the pit area before start signal Penalties & Rules Subject to change prior to the event. All team crew chiefs will be notified of changes. |
