Denny Hamlin’s victory at Pocono Raceway last weekend — his 50th career Cup Series triumph — didn’t manifest itself solely from the No. 11’s swift on-track speed. A proficient pit crew also played a part in Hamlin’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota conquering the “Tricky Triangle” for a seventh time.
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To illustrate how much of a factor pit-road action played in Hamlin prevailing at Pocono, look no further than having the fastest four-tire pit stop among the entire field (9.810 seconds). In fact, the performance in this area — spearheaded by front tire changer AJ Rosini, rear tire changer Deven Youker, tire carrier Dylan Dowell, jackman Joel-Alexandre Bouagnon and fueler Kenneth Purcell — vaulted the No. 11 team into the top five when referring to teams with the best average four-tire pit stop times (11.250 seconds). The No. 11 crew ranked eighth in this category (11.281 seconds), after the race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
See below to analyze additional pit-road statistics through Pocono and before Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway (3 p.m. ET, USA, NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
TEN FASTEST FOUR-TIRE PIT STOPS IN 2023
| Rank | Track | Driver | Time |
| 1 | Sonoma | Kyle Busch | 9.185 seconds |
| 2 | Nashville | Kyle Larson | 9.281 seconds |
| 3 | Sonoma | Austin Cindric | 9.301 seconds |
| 4 | Richmond | Corey LaJoie | 9.309 seconds |
| 5 | Nashville | Daniel Suárez | 9.333 seconds |
| 6 | Charlotte | William Byron | 9.383 seconds |
| 7 | Charlotte | Ty Gibbs | 9.443 seconds |
| 8 | Nashville | William Byron | 9.443 seconds |
| 9 | Charlotte | William Byron | 9.504 seconds |
| 10 | Kansas | Bubba Wallace | 9.509 seconds |
BEST AVERAGE FOUR-TIRE PIT STOP TIMES IN 2023
| Rank | Number | Driver | Average stop |
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | 11.013 seconds |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 11.063 seconds |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 11.110 seconds |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 11.202 seconds |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 11.250 seconds |
| 6 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | 11.266 seconds |
| 7 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 11.306 seconds |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 11.321 seconds |
| 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.350 seconds |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | 11.362 seconds |
BEST PIT CREW BY RACE IN 2023
** Pit times are in seconds
| Track | Fastest 4 Tire Pit | Average 4 Tire Stop |
| Daytona | William Byron 11.278 | Kyle Larson 12.763 |
| Auto Club | Daniel Suárez 9.777 | Ross Chastain 10.896 |
| Las Vegas | Alex Bowman 9.776 | Chase Briscoe 10.259 |
| Phoenix | Ty Gibbs 9.643 | Corey LaJoie 10.404 |
| Atlanta | Kyle Busch 10.243 | Kyle Busch 11.094 |
| COTA | Martin Truex Jr. 9.684 | Austin Dillon 10.668 |
| Richmond | Corey LaJoie 9.309 | Alex Bowman 10.388 |
| Bristol Dirt | NA | NA |
| Martinsville | Kyle Larson 9.677 | Kyle Larson 10.051 |
| Talladega | Daniel Suárez 11.011 | Ross Chastain 11.577 |
| Dover | Brad Keselowski 9.766 | Brad Keselowski 10.099 |
| Kansas | Bubba Wallace 9.509 | Bubba Wallace 10.121 |
| Darlington | Kevin Harvick 9.576 | Martin Truex Jr. 10.162 |
| Charlotte | William Byron 9.383 | William Byron 10.008 |
| Gateway | Ty Gibbs 9.710 | Alex Bowman 9.743 |
| Sonoma | Kyle Busch 9.185 | Kyle Busch 10.089 |
| Nashville | Kyle Larson 9.281 | Chase Briscoe 10.081 |
| Chicago Street | Chase Elliott 11.877 | Kyle Larson 12.799 |
| Atlanta | Alex Bowman 10.177 | Daniel Suárez 11.044 |
| New Hampshire | Daniel Suárez 9.677 | Denny Hamlin 10.176 |
| Pocono | Denny Hamlin 9.810 | Ross Chastain 10.327 |
| Richmond | Daniel Suárez 9.260 | Ty Gibbs 9.764 |
| Michigan | Daniel Suárez 9.777 | Austin Dillon 10.310 |
| Indianapolis RC | Ty Gibbs 11.178 | Ty Dillon 12.279 |
| Watkins Glen | Bubba Wallace 10.942 | Kyle Larson 12.456 |
| Daytona | Erik Jones 10.277 | Erik Jones 11.578 |
| Darlington | Chase Briscoe 9.409 | Austin Dillon 10.134 |
