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Ep. 353 | Jacob Claborn
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- The Racing Writer's Podcast
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- Jun 15, 2026
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- 3838
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Summary
Jacob Claborn is the head coach at Hendrick Motorsports and he’s the perfect go-to for all things it stops. And there is so much to a pit stop. We’re getting deep into the weeds this week by starting off with a full, detailed breakdown of a pit stop and the choreography that goes into each position and placement; the hunt to eliminate dead time of when a tire changer and fueler is engaged with the car before it stops; an explanation on the jackman having a different visual this year with the new Chevy body and adjusting to that change in real time; deciding to retrain the tire changers to perform with their left hand and why other experiments didn’t work; the sensory training that Hendrick Motorsports now focuses on for pit stops; the danger of a lug nut being tightened too much; the many other differences from five lugs to now and whose career it has extended; taking into account the characteristics of pit road so a tire does not fall over; the human variable of loose wheels; preferring hand signals with the pit crews versus microphones; the target pit stop times these days and why TV is not official; thoughts on the next evolution for pit stops or just getting faster. Original music created by Tony Monge. Follow me here: https://linktr.ee/kellycrandall