If they have to go that bad they go in their suits.
Race car drivers use bathroom.
But generally they are drinking a lot during the race because they are sweating.
Indycar drivers discuss how they hold to prepare for a long race when it comes to using the bathroom.
When a driver has to go to the bathroom during a race holding it isn t always an option.
It s a long race and sometimes you just have to go.
While many drivers try to hold it in.
David schenk from the sadler racing team told me just prior to a race you will see all of the drivers hitting the bathroom.
So what happens during a 500 mile race when a driver has to use the restroom.
They dont go to the bathroom and they dont have catheters.
Last year on pit road at talladega just before the race i went into a porta potty right after bill elliott and when i came out jeff gordon was waiting to use it.
The race car drivers don t go to the bathroom while racing.
Imagine that same feeling for nascar drivers who might have to go to the bathroom 100 laps into a 250 lap event.
The truth is nascar drivers are real people just like you and me and they use the bathroom just like us one leg at a time.
The race often lasts three plus hours and it s impossible for a driver to stop for a bathroom break without putting him or herself at the back of the pack.
Even though they use a hydration system and sometimes grab a quick water bottle on a pit stop they sweat enough to help relieve some of the need to go to the bathroom.
Dalejr how many times a year do you go to the bathroom during a race once or twice a.
Some drivers go faster when they get the urge to make lemonade.