Can you change drivers during a NASCAR race?

[MrScorpio]

You can change the tires, but not the oil.

How does that bode for who's behind the wheel?

[Jack from Charlotte]

1. Yes, and they do.... rarely..... because.....

it takes about a minute or to get a guy out and get another guy in and all buttoned up with the safety restraints. During that time you go a lap or more down and are out of the running to win or finish high up.

They do when a driver gets sick but it's very rarely.

[MrScorpio]

2. Thanks

I was just wondering that

[Bombero1956]

3. it all depends on the track

a driver change at a track 1 mile and under will cause the car to go a lap or more down to the leader, but at a track like Daytona, Talladega or Pennsylvania a driver change can be done in about a minute, so long as the team as made arrangements before the race starts.

[Red State Rebel]

4. Also, the replacement driver has to be "qualified" for that track. n/t