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September 11, 2015

Strange But True!

Q. They don't need to be athletes, just behave like them. Then they might be part of a winning team as they chase the checkered flag. Who are they?

A. A pit crew at a NASCAR race, says Gemma McLuckie in Ohio State University's Inspire magazine. When former pit crew member Ryan Patton looks at a six-man NASCAR crew, he sees a set of athletic body types: A tire-changer is lean like a defensive back, tire-carriers are more like running backs and safety linebackers, a chassis-changer jackman is more a defensive-end-type guy.


 
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