Sorting out green flag pit stops when 17-second laps are norm source: indycar.com With laps of 17 seconds the norm during the SunTrust Indy Challenge presented by XM on June 30, pit stops will play an important part in the outcome. "It is more important because any time you can gain it's going to be magnified," Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon said. "I think more so for short tracks, you have to get your pit stops sorted." So what's the strategy on the 0.75-mile Richmond International Raceway, where coming under the green flag for 22 gallons of 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol and four fresh Firestone Firehawks will cost you at least a lap to the leader? "It all depends on how fast your car is," said Team Penske president Tim Cindric, the race strategist for the No. 3 Honda-powered Dallara driven by Helio Castroneves. "You want to go as far as you can because you do go more than one lap down and you can't get more than one lap back. The complete article here at Indycar.com
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