pit crew

noun

: people who fix a race car during a race (as by replacing tires and refueling)

Examples of pit crew in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Which fungal helpers a plant admits into its circle is complex—a healthy mycorrhizal pit crew for a single plant can tally as many as 80 members strong, Hynson says. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024 Muniz frantically shouted to his pit crew early in the race. Sean Neumann, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024 Our partners in marketing have commissioned an 8-foot-by-10-foot mural of photojournalist Mykal McEldowney's iconic shot of Helio Castroneves and his pit crew celebrating their 2021 Indianapolis 500 win. Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 20 July 2024 Manav Lall, 11, a member of the P.S. 87 pit crew, was prepared. Bernard Mokam Gabriela Bhaskar, New York Times, 11 May 2024 Then, a committee rates the participants before six drivers and 10 to 20 pit crew members are selected to compete in lower-level series with the hopes of advancing to NASCAR. Randy Covitz, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024 Now, Daniels is helping other aspiring pit crew members of all genders and races make their dreams a reality with her e-book, How to Become a NASCAR Pit Crew Member. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024 Last May, Caitlyn Brown, a tire changer for driver Josef Newgarden, became the first woman to win the Indy 500 as a member of the over-the-wall pit crew. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2024 Among the past winners of this award are Joey Gase, Wade Jackson (fabricator at JR Motorsports), the Chip Ganassi Racing pit crew, Joey Logano, Mike Tatoian of Dover Motor Speedway, Bubba Wallace and Curtis Francois, track owner of World Wide Technology Raceway. Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023

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“Pit crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pit%20crew. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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