lug nuts for personal vehicles vs race cars

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When putting tires on a personal vehicle it’s always recommended to tighten the lug nuts in a star or criss-cross pattern, yet when you see pit crews for nascar they just go around one by one very quickly in a circle, why can they get away with doing it that way even though they’re driving much faster so things like a loose lug nut or vibration should be a pretty big deal, but it’s recommended that I always do a star or crisscross pattern?

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Could be a lug centric setup as well. In a lug centric the nuts it’s center the wheel where as a lot of standard cars are hub centric where the brake rotor or wheel bearing centers the wheel. Lug centric would be easier to slam on fast and not be worried about it seating properly.

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