pit crew

noun

: people who fix a race car during a race (as by replacing tires and refueling)

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As the first Black female NASCAR Tire Changer and Cup Series pit crew member, Daniels has carved out a space that didn’t exist before her arrival. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025 In addition, a pit crew of up to nine people may assist in running checklists and deploying robots prior to the start of the mission. Edward Terry, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Nov. 2020 From the crew back in Abingdon who worked tirelessly to prepare this truck, to our road crew, pit crew, and spotter, to Parker for driving it to victory—I'm proud of every single person who played a role in this win. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 Many of Busch's problems in 2024 have been with his pit crew. Mike Organ, The Tennessean, 15 Mar. 2024 The discipline of practicing our pit crew roles in these settings paid off as the Tunnel Circuit began. Edward Terry, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Nov. 2020 Rain has cleared up significantly here, and pit crew members and drivers have been milling about pit road, readying themselves for the past 30 minutes or so. Alex Zietlow and, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2025 Pitt’s star power and Kosinski’s talent for filming metal machines in breakneck motion just might be enough, especially with a pit crew that includes Claudio Miranda and Hans Zimmer. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025 Once Cohen settled, the team descended like a Nascar pit crew to take his measurements: radius of cranium, distance between eyes, width of nostrils. Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024

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“Pit crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pit%20crew. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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