RELATED: Pit stall selections
Earlier this week NASCAR penalized the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, taking away its pit stall selection after the team received its fourth inspection infraction at Charlotte. What you might not know is how that could affect the team and its pit crew during Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway (2:15 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM).
Because Keselowski won the Coors Light Pole Award, not having the first selection means the team will not get to take advantage of having a stall toward the exit of pit road, where congestion is less of an issue. For some tracks the pit road exit line is a much bigger advantage than at others. In certain cases, it's worth over a second in the pits, and that can add up over the course of a race.
For Kansas, Keselowski will be pitting from stall No. 11, with Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team in front of him and Greg Biffle's team behind. Being in between two decent teams could cause trouble on a number of different levels. Keselowski will now have to make sure whenever he pits that he is very aware of who's around him and where they are running. In contrast, when you're running up front and pit in stall No. 1, the only thing you worry about is speeding in or out.
It will be very interesting to see how this whole thing plays out during the race.
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