When car are in a nascar race what do the drivers do if they have to go pee?

Question

I just was wondering.

I like to know if any about knows for real what they do and not a guess.It's ok if you answer with a guess but I looking for somebody that really know the answer.

Answer 1

i'm so utterly amazed as to why this is such an interest for so many people. i'm okay going my whole life w/o knowing about someone's bodily functions.. but here is the answer:

the drivers are conditioned.. first, they don't just drink a crapload sunday morning. they hydrate themselves all week long..so their bladder doesn't try to burst during the race. so what they drink on race day is not a shock to their system..
second, most times they do sweat out what they can drink during the race..remember, they don't chug like 80 gallons an hour before the race..
also think about it.. they are in those cars for like an average of 4 hours.. do you have to pee a lot in 4 hours under normal circumstances?? so yeah, people think they are holding it for an eternity, and they really aren't.. they often go right before in the media center before the pre-race anthem and stuff and then if necessary run for it after the race..
if for some odd reason they just go in the car..b/c of a long start, or a long red flag it can happen. there are a few driver's who have fessed up about it..and there are a few driver's who have started rumors about other driver's.. the fire suits kind of hide it...but if you ever see a driver douse himself with gatorade or whatever his sponser is that he has to drink before he gets out of the racecar, and it just pooring it overhimself..yeah, it's a cover-up.
very rarely would they have to do a #2..only when they *** sick and won't get out of the car for a relief driver.. the rumor about tony is exactly what this refers to.. he had a hell of a case of the stomach flu, but had to eat..and that is one man you could beat to death and he'd still want to race..

Answer 2

If they have to go bad enough, they just go. I've confirmed that with a couple of drivers and read it in A.J. Foyt's biography.
I remember the 1992 Indy 500. I was there and it was COLD. The tires took forever to heat up and as a result, every time they had a restart, there would be a big crash in turn 1. Because of the cautions, the race took forever! I was listening to Lyn St. James on the scanner. About halfway through the race she began to complain that she needed to relieve herself. Her and her crew discussed this for a while. They pondered what to do. The crew advised her that her only options were to pull out of the race or just let go. Before long the complaining stopped. She didn't pull out of the race. Then when I watched the tape of the race, as she was walking out to get into her car at the beginning, she finished off a liter sized bottle of water. I guess that was a rookie mistake.
A much more disturbing incident occurred with Tony Stewart a few years ago. After winning a race he QUICKLY was ushered to his hauler. No interviews, no pictures, nothing. By the time he came out, the TV coverage had concluded. Those that had the opportunity to hear his radio communications later said that Tony needed more relief than a simple "#1". I know, it's disgusting.

Answer 3

They either go or try to hold it. Plus they sweat so much that takes out a lot of the fluids

Answer 4

I think they go and there is a tube down there leg that runs through there suits. Not sure i always wonder that my self.

Answer 5

Dale Earnhart invented the in car urination system,pretty sure it utilizes a condom catheter.

Answer 6

they just go... if you are ever watching a race, after the race, if someone takes their drink and intentionally spills it on themselves, that means they went to the bathroom during the race and they are trying to cover it up

Answer 7

That's a good question

Answer 8

Thier body uses up the fluids...for example they sweat so much that there is just no liquid

Answer 9

It takes 6 seconds for yahoo answers questions to open for me to be able to click on [add your answer] button. thus, is my laptop slow??

Answer 10

they pee in the suit, there's some sort of thing for them