DO YOU REMEMBER THE BLUE AND YELLOW RULE IN THE 91 RACES

In 1990 a member of Bill Elliott's crew lost his life on pit road. This was blamed on excessive speed on pit road so good ole Nascar set down and drafted a new set of rules for the following year.

So pit road 101 for crews and fans was initiated.

Enter the use of two pace cars,one was used on the track and the other was used on pit road to control the speed.

Now when you pitted under the yellow you could not change tires,only gas and repairs could be made.

Now comes the yellow and blue sticker theme.You can only change tires during the green flag and on either on even or odd numbered laps,thats where where the yellow and blue stickers come in.

This didnt last very long,now can you tell how this impacted the rest of the year and what followed ???

Ya'll are the best teachers...is all I know!! Love it!

Isn't it funny..how major events in our lives are centered around Race Dates? I know that has been the case my entire life...I might have hit on something there, Mama...

I never could figure this theory out....but I know it only lasted either 7 or 8 races. After the last race, they just kept every pit rule the same as 90, but added slower and limited speeds.

I think this is where the lead cars pit first then lap down comes next, no lucky dog yet though. This new ruling cost Bill Elliot a win though.. This was also where the men at work speedlimit came into play and its still around today--this we can all live with, And thats the way it was---in 1991--------------------------------memories

Better ck that out real close M'Lady

HA---- That will be the Day

All of the changes for the most part eliminated the advantage of having a pit spot on the back pit road at tracks that had one. Back in the day, Bud Moore would always choose the back pits if he could, gaining a big advantage on caution flags. I can see Dale Earnhardt now charging like there was no tomorrow after crossing the start/finish line, picking up the yellow and heading full speed ahead to Bud's back pit road spot at Darlington, Rockingham, Bristol, Martinsville...

I've seen Bud's crew change tires, gas the car in the back pits and have it back on the track before the pace car had even picked up the field. Pit strategy was certainly different back in the day.