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Countdown to Race Day for Bridgestone Tire Workers

The fitting area for the Bridgestone tires at the track.
Photo (c) 2007 Brad Spurgeon licensed to About.com, Inc.
Work for the fitters starts on Wednesday afternoon before a race. It is not done in just any old order, either. Priority goes to the teams in the order of their results in the championship of the previous season. So the winning teams are always served first! Crews from each team deliver the rims to the fitting area and they also pick them up once stripped of the tires. Bridgestone itself keeps the tires after the race.