http://www.indynascar.com/nascar/why-do-they-have-the-colored-tape-on-the-nascar-wheels NASCAR Race Events & Championship News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:06:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.indynascar.com/nascar/why-do-they-have-the-colored-tape-on-the-nascar-wheels/comment-page-1#comment-20783 The Excellence Of Execution Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:55:20 +0000 http://www.indynascar.com/nascar/why-do-they-have-the-colored-tape-on-the-nascar-wheels#comment-20783 It's for the tire carrier to help orient the wheel onto the hub. I can't find a good picture of it now, but on the hub there are 5 pieces of tape (or maybe it's painted) lines that go from each stud to the center of the pointed dust cover. The tape of the tire/wheel lines up with one of the stud holes in the wheel, so the tire carrier uses that to line up the tire with the studs when he is putting the wheel on. It’s for the tire carrier to help orient the wheel onto the hub. I can’t find a good picture of it now, but on the hub there are 5 pieces of tape (or maybe it’s painted) lines that go from each stud to the center of the pointed dust cover. The tape of the tire/wheel lines up with one of the stud holes in the wheel, so the tire carrier uses that to line up the tire with the studs when he is putting the wheel on.

]]> http://www.indynascar.com/nascar/why-do-they-have-the-colored-tape-on-the-nascar-wheels/comment-page-1#comment-20784 go4smoke Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:55:20 +0000 http://www.indynascar.com/nascar/why-do-they-have-the-colored-tape-on-the-nascar-wheels#comment-20784 So the tire changer knows exactly where that first lug nut is when the car comes to a stop. So the tire changer knows exactly where that first lug nut is when the car comes to a stop.

]]> http://www.indynascar.com/nascar/why-do-they-have-the-colored-tape-on-the-nascar-wheels/comment-page-1#comment-20785 plastman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:55:20 +0000 http://www.indynascar.com/nascar/why-do-they-have-the-colored-tape-on-the-nascar-wheels#comment-20785 The tape is put on for low intelligent pit crews like Jr's so they know what side of the tire is on outside The tape is put on for low intelligent pit crews like Jr’s so they know what side of the tire is on outside

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