propit21 wrote on 02/01/13 at 6:35am:How many weekly dirt track teams have crew chiefs? Crew chiefs that make adjustment decisions and performance decisions? Ones that help prep the car and make sure its ready to go.
I feel being one really helps are race team a good set of eyes outside the car during a race telling the driver how the car looked and getting feedback from the driver to make adjustments needed.
How many crew chiefs make the calls on what to do to the car at the local short track level?
Down on the local level,very few crewchiefs make setup calls on their own. At best, it's a collaberation between driver/chief. Sometimes an inexperienced driver will allow the crewchief to make the calls if he has been around a long time. Also, a good crewchief can delegate tasks to the other crew members to get things done before a main event. We all know how hectic it can get between heats or B mains and the main event itself.
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