The individuals have to do their part, but it's for the good of the whole pit crew. The ability to do that is what's important to have consistently good pit stops. You have to be able to think on your feet. You can't go over the wall with blinders on thinking only of your job and that's it. You have to notice what's going on around you and be able to adapt to things going on around you, because they will change.
Every stop is a little bit different.
There is no such thing as two exact pit stops. The driver may enter the pit stall a little different, cars may be coming into the box in front of you, or leaving from the one behind you. There are a lot of scenarios that you can face on race day that cannot be duplicated in practice behind the shop. The importance of pit crews has grown to the extent that several teams, including Labonte's, have hired experts to help improve the fitness of pit crew members. Pontiacs, recently employed Phil Horton as the team's pit stop coach and athletic trainer to improve his team's stops.