Pit crew members in IndyCar and NASCAR were struck today

Damn, Pato hit one of his pit crew in the leg pic.twitter.com/c9Gi4AJ7Dn

— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) March 20, 2022

(O’Ward was penalized for striking his crew member.)

Wow close call for our jackman under the last caution pic.twitter.com/ThAUlgZHI9

— Joe Gibbs Racing (@JoeGibbsRacing) March 20, 2022

Bell’s jackman (David O’Dell) was released from the care center after receiving stitches. Kyle Busch’s jackman (Kellen Mills) is finishing the race for the 20 team https://t.co/sCS0jMOklV

— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) March 20, 2022

From last month:

Joe Gibbs Racing looks to revolutionize pit stops

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[The] director of player advancement at Joe Gibbs Racing, said the pit stops were “broken down into 100 time-stamped intervals” to study each athlete’s action. JGR partnered with a biomechanics company that specializes in movement and measures the force and displacement of the athletes. 

Say what?

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They do it by measuring how an athlete moves laterally and their vertical jump, for example. By measuring various aspects of what each crew member does well, JGR can build a model of the optimal athlete for each position.