Just some general curiosity questions I have.

On a race like the 500.How many cars to the teams bring??.Say a primary car crashes during test and tune.And the back-up crashes during running for position.Does NASCAR allow for a second back up race day at the back of the pack??.

Typically how many cars does teams have in total??.

If a driver drives a car to the garage to be repaired after a crash,does NASCAR rules limit in the garage the number of people that can work on the car for the repair like they do for the number of crew members over the wall??.

I see two tire guys,a jack man,a fuel guy,a spotter,a crew chief,and two guys on the other side of the wall rolling tires out to the tire guys.But when a winner drives into the winner's circle there seems to be a ton more guys there at the race.Any idea how many people in a team at a race like the 500 and what each do??. How many people does a race team employ in total and what do they do??. Do the guys at the track like tire guys also work at the shop??.

How many engines do you guys think a team uses in a season??.

I have watched on TV these races for yrs,but never considered any of the questions above.Sure I know these are multi million dollar race operations.

Thanks.