Pit crews move to forefront on All-Star weekend
It begins with the sound of an electronic bell and the whir of impact wrenches, and ends with six men huffing and puffing to push a 3,400-pound stock car across an arena floor to the finish line. The Sprint Pit Crew Challenge brought thousands of enthusiastic fans and plenty of NASCAR insiders to Time Warner Cable Arena on Thursday night, to watch over-the-wall specialists ply their trade in a competition that paid more than $80,000 to the winning team.
Preview: Edwards gears up for shot at All-Star repeat
Carl Edwards is the one driver in the garage who can claim to be most recently familiar with winning the Sprint All-Star Race. But just one week ago, he admitted he wasn't completely familiar with the event's new format.
Track Smack: Debating All-Star Saturday, Stenhouse's success
1. Defending Sprint All-Star Race champion Carl Edwards is 10th in points, with two top-five finishes. Does he need another victory in the no-points race to jump start his season?
