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Summary: The article discusses how pit stops have 4 jobs and la maximum of 5 unless there is bad weather then there allowed 6.

Reflection: The pit stop includes 2 tire changers, 1 tire carrier, 1 jackman, 1 gas men, and 1 window tear off guy, if applicable. A car can have 4 - 12 pit stops normally per race. Pit stops are made normally during yellow flag on the race

"Everything You Need To Know About NASCAR Pit Stops". PIT TALKS, 2022, https://pittalks.com/nascar-pit-stop/. Accessed 24 Mar 2023.

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Everything you need to know about NASCAR pit stops

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The fastest 4-tire & refuel pit stop in Nascar history was done by Alex Bowman’s team on lap 304 - 12.1776 seconds. More about Nascar pit stop facts in this article.

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Summary: The article goes over how 3M had been a sponsor for over a decade and in 2018 they used over 200 3M products.

Reflection: 3M is a widely used brand in NASCAR, there products touch every part of the cars. They use the products for repair, paint, prep, and fabrication.

Writers, BodyShop. "3M Automotive Aftermarket Division Keeps NASCAR Teams In Fast Lane". Bodyshop Business, 2018, https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/3m-automotive-aftermarket-division-keeps-nascar-teams-fast-lane/. Accessed 24 Mar 2023.

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It's said that an individual is never more than 10 feet away from a 3M product. In the NASCAR garage, it can be said that a crewmember or driver likely is in constant contact with a 3M product.

That's because in 2018, NASCAR teams used more than 200 3M products, according to 3M.

In the shop, on the pit box, in the hauler and on the racecar, teams rely on the innovation of 3M to help them work faster, smarter and better. They also depend on 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division to help get them to victory lane.

The same abrasives, adhesives, tapes, sealants, paint products, cleaners, fillers and films that are used in NASCAR are the same 3M solutions that are used in many of today's vehicles and collision repair shops every day, 3M says. Cutting-edge tools such as the File Belt Sander, Dynamic Mixing System, Accuspray Spray Gun and Total Automotive Sanding System, also are employed to add greater efficiency throughout every step.

3M Automotive Aftermarket Division has been a contingency sponsor in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for nearly two decades. As an official partner, 3M AAD collaborates with the NASCAR R&D Center to integrate 3M automotive products and solutions into the sport.

"3M products touch every part of a racecar," says NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham, who won three Cup Series championships with Jeff Gordon. "It doesn't matter if it's fabricating or fixing, painting or cleaning, without 3M, teams would struggle to build and race these cars at the same high level that they do today. I personally use 3M products in my own shop. They are an invaluable asset when it comes to restoring and maintaining my collection."

From the time production starts on a NASCAR racecar, to the time it returns to the shop after a grueling race weekend, 3M products are a part of the entire process.

Car Construction and Fabrication

In NASCAR, cars are continually built and rebuilt. Race teams need products they can count on that will not only meet the high demands of on-track action, but also will perform with precision and efficiency in the shop. Some of the 3M products used for this include:

3M VHB Tapes are high-strength bonding tapes and a proven alternative to screws, rivets, welds and other mechanical fasteners.

3M Dual Lock Recloseable Fasteners - Give the permanency and strength of a screw with the ease and aesthetics of a hidden fastener.

3M Scotch-Weld - For bonding steel and aluminum panels

3M Panel Bond Adhesive - Two-part epoxy used to bond steel and aluminum

3M Impact-Resistant Structural Adhesive - Two-part epoxy used to bond steel and aluminum alloys

3M Universal Adhesive - Strong and durable two-part urethane for bonding metal and plastic

3M Flexible Foam - Two-part foam for trunk, door cavities and roof areas

3M Aluminum Foil Tape 425 - Ideal for heat shielding, heat reflecting, sealing and de-paint operation

3M Cubitron II abrasives - Fast and efficient abrasives for metal grinding

3M Scotch-Brite Light Deburring Wheel - Surface conditioning parts on racecar

3M Welding and Spark Deflection Paper - Fire-retardant paper to protect areas of the car while welding

3M Glass Cloth Tape - Withstands extreme temperatures up to 450 F while offering high tensile strength and high abrasion resistance

Prep and Painting

A perfectly smooth finish could be the difference between celebrating in Victory Lane or going home to an empty trophy case.

Once the chassis is built and the body is hung, 3M products can be found cleaning up welds, filling gaps and imperfections, smoothing body filler and preparing the car for paint. In the prep and painting phase, team members get the job done with these 3M products:

3M's Total Automotive Sanding System is engineered to support the ongoing need for cleaner, safer, more efficient and profitable shops. It combines best-in-class 3M abrasives with premium power tools and dust-extraction solutions from Festool Automotive Systems.

3M Platinum Plus body fillers - Plastic filler for filling dents and shaping body to fit NASCAR template

Flap Discs - For cutting and polishing all metals, creating a uniform finish

Scotch-Brite Pads - For scuffing before applying paint and primer

3M Cubitron II Clean Sanding Hookit Discs - For featheredging and final sanding before primer coat

3M Masking Tape - Conformable masking tape for curves, contours and outstanding paint lines

3M Accuspray Spray Guns and 3M PPS 2.0 Series Paint Preparation System - Efficient system for mixing/measuring, filtering and spraying of primer, sealer, base and clear coat

3M Dirt Trap Protection Material - Innovative solution for trapping airborne contaminates in paint areas

3M Purple Finishing Film Hookit Discs - For removing paint, scratch refinement on bare metal, and shaping plastic filler

3M Perfect-It Auto Detailing Cloths - For applying wax and glaze

3M Paint Protection Film - Custom cut clear film protecting nose, hood, and fenders from chips

Repair

Racing side-by-side at speeds of up to 200 mph, accidents are sometimes inevitable. 3M's products are used to help get the car back on the track quickly on race day.

3M Cubitron II Cut-Off Wheels - Discs for cutting all metals

3M Cubitron II Fibre Discs - For removing paint, welding nuggets or surface imperfections

3M Cubitron II File Belts - For metal grinding applications

3M Cubitron II Roloc Discs - For removing paint, welding nuggets or surface imperfections

Tools

In the shop or at the track, several 3M tools and systems are used throughout the entire process. Teams are able to take advantage of 3M's advanced tool lineup for everything from car construction, finishing, repairs, and rebuilding. These 3M products can be found both at the shop and on the pit box:

3M Roloc Disc Sander

3M Random Orbital Sander

3M File Belt Tool

3M Dynamic Mixing System

3M Accuspray System

3M Versaflo Painter's Supplied Air Respirator

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3M Automotive Aftermarket Division Keeps NASCAR Teams in Fast Lane

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It's said that an individual is never more than 10 feet away from a 3M product. In the NASCAR garage, it can be said that a crewmember or driver likely is in constant contact with a 3M product. That's because in 2018, NASCAR teams used more than 200 3M products, according to 3M.

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Summary: The article explains how a NASCAR car goes from just frame to being race ready with wrap.

Reflection: The cars are only raced once and the wraps on them are only used once too. They have anti-tamper hexagons in aerodynamic spaces so they can't be tampered with. The wraps have to be changed because sponsors change. The car only gets to race once before going thought the whole process again.

"NASCAR Shop Tour: Heading To Richard Childress Racing For A Behind-The-Scenes Look". Motortrend, 2023, https://www.motortrend.com/news/nascar-race-car-built-behind-scenes-richard-childress-racing?slide=3. Accessed 24 Mar 2023.

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NASCAR Shop Tour: Heading to Richard Childress Racing for a Behind-the-Scenes Look

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Checking out Richard Childress Racing (RCR) for a behind-the-scenes NASCAR shop tour to see how a race car is built from chassis to race-ready!

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Summary: The article goes over how the prohibition is the start to nascar.

Reflection: How sneaking alcohol into the south by making the cars faster and lighter started NASCAR. The first NASCAR race was  in 1949 at the Charlotte speedway. A decade later the first speedway was built in Daytona.

Protectus Technologies, Inc. "A Brief History Of NASCAR - Carlock". Carlock, 2017, https://www.carlock.co/blog/en/2017/02/15/a-brief-history-of-nascar/. Accessed 24 Mar 2023.