When you unload the race car, you want it running in the best possible condition with everything as close to perfect as can be. Let's get off the truck quick and get going. Nowadays cars are almost race ready anywhere from two to six weeks ahead of the schedule. The vehicle is torn apart to compare how it was set up with how it finished. Like any other job, there is paperwork.
All information is recorded in notebooks categorized by track and sits in a filing cabinet.
Notebooks are easier, says Hylton. As the old car is stripped, preparations are made on the two cars headed to this week's race. Tuesday is the sole off day for the eight guys who travel. Except the crew chief. He works eight days a week.