10 FASTEST FOUR-TIRE PIT STOPS IN 2023
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Pit road stats: William Byron’s crew shines, sets pace at Charlotte
The data is conclusive: William Byron's second-place finish in Monday's Coca-Cola 600 would not have been possible without the work of his pit crew.
The No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team had a staggering day on pit road, perhaps the best pitting performance of the season -- especially when considering this group maintained its poise and precision on a rain-delayed race that also serves as the longest event of the year.
The facts:
• Byron started on the pole position and therefore had the premium No. 1 pit stall.
• Throughout the race, Byron gained 19 positions on pit road.
• Byron took the lead off pit road six times.
• Three of the six single fastest four-tire pit stops of the season came at the hands of the No. 24 team on Monday, including a blistering 9.383-second pit on Lap 276.
"The car was great tonight, just not quite good enough," Byron said after finishing runner-up. "Really proud of the effort. The pit crew was phenomenal on pit road. Those guys are just high energy."
"Those guys" are changers Jeff Cordero and Orane Ossowski, carrier Ryan Patton, jackman Spencer Bishop and fueler Landon Walker.
The No. 24 team's average four-tire stop time at Charlotte was 10.008 seconds, the fastest showing of all 14 regular-season races so far this year. The team also ranks first on the year in average time on four-tire pit stops (see full table below).
Other pit-road notes:
• The No. 23 pit crew of 23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace dropped out of the top 10 ranking for best average time throughout the season. A rough day at Charlotte saw them fall from fifth place on the season to out of the top 10, although Wallace and team still rallied for a top-five finish at Charlotte.
• In addition to the excellence shown by Byron's team at Charlotte, Ty Gibbs' crew on the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota had the third single-fastest four-tire stop of the season at 9.443 seconds.
See below to analyze additional pit-road statistics from Racing Insights.