2007-09-02 15:50:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
Many times. The crew members have been required to wear safety gear. As I'm typing a crew member of the 15 (TJ) just got hit.
2007-09-02 16:24:24 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin P 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes there have been numerous incidents of a pit member being hit by a car on pit road. That is the reason for the pit road speed, the safety eguipment that pit membes now wear and numerous other safety improvements to protect the pit crews
2007-09-03 08:35:33 · answer #2 · answered by Bob 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was watching the race when Bill Elliott's rear tire changer got crushed when Ricky Rudd spun his car into Bill's while they were doing a tire change. It was terrible. That was the last year that they didn't have a pit road speed. Crew members have still got hit since then but not as often and the consequences aren't near as bad.
2007-09-03 01:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
for the guy who likes Gordon, why would anyone want to hit on his ugliness. To answer your question, yes many pit crew members have been accidentally hit.
2007-09-02 23:32:25 · answer #4 · answered by whata waste 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its happened many times. There is a video floating around the Internet that shows one pit crew guys head being run over. He was wearing protective gear and lived.
2007-09-02 22:57:34 · answer #5 · answered by aswkingfish 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
One of the guy from the 15 team got hit and from the 16 team.
2007-09-05 18:39:15 · answer #6 · answered by adkison_jennifer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To nights incident wasn't the first and it won't be the last. The crew members have a difficult job to do. Who else would run in front of a car going 65 miles an hour. I know I wouldn't.
2007-09-03 00:50:10 · answer #7 · answered by mike the dj 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
At least 2 have been struck tonight.
Jackman with the 15 car was hit as was the tire carrier for the 16 car( the tire carrier by his own driver)
2007-09-02 23:44:28 · answer #8 · answered by blakree 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep, i forget whose crew and driver it was, but either sunday or last weeks race a driver pulled up too far and hit his front tire carrier!! so the pit crew risks everything too!
2007-09-06 22:23:29 · answer #9 · answered by heather e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yea it will happen again probaly next weekend its juat the nature of the sport accidents happen and most of the time they are fortunate enough to walk away i commend nascar reqiring pit crews to wear safety gear
2007-09-03 08:30:46 · answer #10 · answered by drew d 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋