Keeping a racecar in prime running condition is no easy task, especially when you only have seconds to do it. Every week, NASCAR pit crew members work tirelessly in the background to make sure the race goes smoothly. We got the chance to sit down with two such pit crew members to find out more about their experiences on and off the track.
Name: Scott Brzozowksi
Position: Front Tire Changer
What he does: “I change the front tires on the car when it pulls into the pit.”
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Age: 36
Length of time on No. 88 team: 1 year
Previous job: Worked on the No. 24 pit crew
Favorite race memory: The 2014 Brickyard 400 when No. 24 won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Favorite track: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Sports played in high school/college: Baseball
When I’m away from the track, my hobbies are: fishing, watersports, gaming, golf, riding dirt bikes
Favorite superhero: Deadpool
Favorite movie: Star Wars (all of them)
Last song listened to: “Locust” by Machine Head
If I could only take three things with me to a deserted island, they’d be: water, rum and fire starter
Name: Jacob Conley
Position: Gas Man
What I do: “I make sure the car has a full tank of gas after every stop during the race.”
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Age: 26
Length of time on No. 88 team: 7 months
Previous job: Back up pit crew member for the 5 and 24 cars
Favorite race memory: Winning Talladega Sprint Cup race with David Ragan in my first season
Favorite track: Indianapolis. We stay in a cool part of town and always eat at a nice Brazilian steak house!
College attended: Doane University
Sports played in high school/college: Football
When I’m away from the track, my hobbies are: Golf, bowling, fixing up the house
Most unique item a fan has asked you to autograph: A sauce cup with his father’s ashes
Favorite superhero: Wolverine
Favorite movie: “Saving Private Ryan”
Last song listened to: “The Sound of Silence” by Disturbed
Secret talent: Doing yoga
If I could only take three things with me to a deserted island, they’d be: My wife, flint and a crate of MRE’s (Meals Ready to Eat)
If you want to know more about the behind-the-scenes action of a NASCAR race, check out Pit Crew 101 and learn all the different roles and responsibilities within a NASCAR pit crew.
