New Rules

  I was on the phone last night with Clair B Lang and her radio show.  Along with me was DJ Richardson and Chip Goode from Hendrick and DEI/ Gnassi.  During one of the commercial breaks we were all talking about the new rules on pit road and how they were affecting our teams and our pit times.  It seems that from what they said and from what I've seen, all teams are experiencing the same type of problems.  Not that there big problems but the stops have slowed down anywhere from .3-.5 of a second.  Nascar implemented a new stud length rule for the upcoming year and in doing that its going to slow down the changers hand speed and in turn slow down the stops.  Its not a major ordeal but it will make thing interesting.  In the beginning you might see some loose wheels or extremely slow stops.  It has taken us a while in the off season to get used to the extra time it takes to make sure everything is tight and that we can do our jobs in a competitive fashion.  Besides that everything is getting ready for next week and it should be interesting to see how it all turns out.  That's all for now.