What are the pit road rules for the 2016 NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday.
When it comes to racing, the race on pit road is just as important as the race on the track. In NASCAR, there have been plenty of great races that were ended on pit road and plenty of average races that ended up resulting in a win because of the race on pit road.
With NASCAR heading to Charlotte for the 2016 NASCAR All-Star Race this week, there is a new rules format and that includes plenty of pit road rules and requirements that NASCAR’s drivers will have to follow if they want to win the $1 million that will be on the line for the winner of this year’s event.
There are three segments of the race — two 50-lap segments and a 13-lap segment. In each of those 50-lap segments, all drivers are required to come down for a mandatory green-flag pit stop and they are all required to at least take two tires.
The second segment’s starting order will be determined by the race off pit road, which will make it even more important. Only those drivers that are in possession of place’s first through ninth, 10th and 11th will be allowed to pit in the second segment.
However, those drivers not permitted into pit road will move to the front of the order and the pit road drivers will move to the back, as fresh tires take on old tires.
With plenty of new strategy in place, it should be an exciting race on Saturday night.
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