The use of a massive power saw that could have come from an overstock closet on the Death Star was an inventive way to fix Martin Truex Jr.'s Toyota.
Perhaps too inventive for NASCAR.
After images and video of the saw in a pit stop went viral on social media during the April 29 race at Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR announced Wednesday that it was mandating teams “only use traditional battery-powered equipment to repair a vehicle on the service side of the pit wall,” including “reciprocating saws, rivet guns, screw guns and drills.”
— Nick Bromberg (@NickBromberg) April 29, 2018
Cole Pearn, Furniture Row Racing crew chief for Truex, took issue with the new rule via Twitter.
Pretty much taking the piss out of everything these days. 🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/NFaDug5OFO
— Cole Pearn (@colepearn) May 16, 2018
NASCAR declined comment on Pearn’s tweet.
Others couldn’t avoid having fun with it, though.
They came, they sawed, they Concord https://t.co/lTpHmnSdxS
— brant james (@brantjames) May 16, 2018