How to Use pit crew in a Sentence

pit crew

noun
  • To say nothing of our pit crew.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • My night-repair team has turned into a Formula One pit crew.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That included Full custom car wrap, custom fire suit, and custom pit crew shirts.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Probably somewhere in the stands, on a pit crew member’s back, doused in confetti and champagne like last time.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Elliott praised his pit crew for their performance, calling them essential to his victory.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026
  • While Hamlin’s pit crew delivered with a timely pit stop, six other cars ahead of him took only two tires while three other cars stayed on track.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Everyone worked together like a pit crew fixing a racecar, with each person assigned a specific role.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Larson recalled celebrating his second Cup Series title with a signature wheel burnout in front of his pit crew, family and friends.
    — Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Then competitors broke down their stations, piling flowers, towels, and candles onto wheeled display tables and rolling them out with the efficiency of a Nascar pit crew.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • At the top of the climb, competitors remove those and put them away with the speed and efficiency of a NASCAR pit crew.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In the space of a few minutes, the viewer is whipsawed between the whir of a pit crew member’s wheel gun and the exuberant announcers to the crowd doing the wave and to the drivers speaking on helmet microphones.
    — Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
  • In the signature blue and black team hues, the apparel range will embody speed, precision and style whilst also meeting the physical and athletic demands for the drivers, engineers and pit crew.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Every car’s pit stop includes fuel and four new tires, and these are tasks performed by a six-man pit crew that includes a jackman, who uses a 20-pound jack to lift both the left and right sides of the car, allowing for tire changes.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Hendrick shared a story about legendary crew chief Ray Evernham instructing his pit crew to run wind sprints to get in shape — something that wasn’t common practice in the 1980s.
    — Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Learn what happens when cars pull into pit road with pit crew activities that demonstrate the precision and teamwork needed during those crucial seconds of a race, according to the Charlotte Observer.
    — Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Building the Power Unit Kosinski assembled his own pit crew to realize his vivid vision of brilliant but messy underdogs coalescing to triumph in one of the world’s most popular sports.
    — Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
  • And then last year, the company signed the deal with the Cadillac Formula 1 Team that included Hilfiger logos on the cars, uniforms and helmets, and the creation of the official team kits for the drivers, pit crew and staff.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Jordan, the basketball Hall of Famer and six-time NBA champion, was with Reddick’s 23XI pit crew exchanging high fives as Reddick crossed the finish line.
    — Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • As the first Black woman pit crew member in NASCAR history, her content blends behind-the-scenes glimpses of the racing world with motivational insights and unapologetic authenticity.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Best guess connects to NASCAR’s Hendrick Motorsports — the elder Kelce brother spent the weekend on a pit crew at Talladega for driver Corey Day, who won the race.
    — Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Williams, a Hendrick Motorsports pit crew member and former UConn football player who was working as a tire changer for Spire Motorsports’ Truck team Friday, bore the brunt of the impact and was hospitalized with minor injuries.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • Iconic race cars, personal memorabilia, and pit crew displays offer visitors an intimate look at the individuals who shaped NASCAR, as reported by the Charlotte Observer.
    — Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
  • In the heart of Uptown Charlotte sits a 150,000-square-foot tribute to America’s most popular motorsport — a place where visitors can climb behind the wheel of a racing simulator, test their skills as a pit crew member and walk among the legendary machines that defined stock car racing history.
    — Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Carmen Carter, president and CEO of NMA Detroit, says the nonprofit’s goal is to expose Detroit youths to motorsports and automotive manufacturers, with hands-on experience building engines, stock car pit crew challenges and automotive dealership opportunities.
    — Kimberly P. Mitchell, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2025

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