What is the fastest pit stop ever recorded in NASCAR history?
— Rachel NASCAR does not keep official records of pit-stop speeds. The fastest that I know of have been in the 12.6-second range, although someone may well have done one a tenth or two faster. I don’t know what the big deal is about Detroit cutting back on their participation in NASCAR. From a fan’s standpoint, there is absolutely no brand identification left with the car they now run. To say that Jeff Gordon is running the DuPont ‘Chevrolet’ is actually lying. The same for the Dodge or Ford. The problem started when NASCAR allowed the Ford teams to build and run a two-door Taurus, a car that didn’t exist. A spec race car with fake decals is not something that fans can go see in the showroom the week after a race. Frankly, I am surprised that Detroit participates in NASCAR at all. Truthfully —Rick Schneider, Charlotte Rick, I think you raise a fantastic point, one that I’ve wondered about for years and one that I’ve written about a lot. Without exception, whenever I talk to someone fro
