Watkins Glen Had Second Most Pit Road Penalties

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Last weekend at Watkins Glen, we almost saw something that we hadn't seen since Daytona and it's one that Pit Crews should not feel proud about. We saw the second most pit road penalties with the most coming at Daytona in February.
There were seven penalties called on pit crews by seven different teams. It's the second most of the season and it's really only because of one reason and that is because it's Watkins Glen. The penalties laid out like this: (2) Crewmen over the wall too soon, (3) Tire not in control, and (2) Tossing or throwing fuel fillers. Two of these penalties, Crewmen over the wall too soon and Uncontrolled Tires, have been rather common this season.
Even with all the penalties, this track and pit road still made for some fun racing. These 7 penalties from today bring the year total of pit crew related penalties on pit road to a total of 80. When you look at total number of stops and only 80 penalties, I would say the guys on pit road are doing a pretty good job. (Koelle,2016; In part from Pitttalks.com)