NASCAR: Teams to be allowed to add lifter system for flat tires

NASCAR hopes it has found a solution to Cup Series cars with flat tires getting beached and requiring a lengthy process in returning them to pit road.

Speaking to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NASCAR Vice President of Competition Elton Sawyer says a lifter system will be place to nurse cars back to their teams.

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“We’re hoping that the fix will be (this) quick connect that will be connected or installed … that when the track service worker gets there, they basically can take an air hose, if you will, and pump that up to the rear tire (which) will lift up and then give the drivers the ability to drive back to pit road.

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“Then, when they get to pit road, there’s a valve (where) they just hit the valve in the rear of the car and it will go back down.” Sportsnaut