I didn't realize it before I found this GIF, but pit crews are increasingly recruited from among former football players. The average career length is short (though longer than the NFL), and the better crewmen make 6-figure salaries.
Interestingly, Matt Prater, who holds the NFL record for the longest field goal (64 yards), did a one-month stint on a pit crew before he was rejected. More: Former football players make the jump to NASCAR pit crews | The MMQB with Peter King
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