Stupid question--- new to NASCAR

Question

When a car makes a pit stop, how do they gain the positions they lost.. Ex. A car in second makes a pit stop, how do they get back to the front when they are now in the back, but cars in the back can't get to the front.

Answer 1

most times like today everyone else its also and it cycles back around  

Answer 2

ALL THEM ANSWERS ARE CORRECT THE RACE CONTINUES IN THE PITS AND ON THE TRACK YOU CAN PASS OR LOOSE SPOTS EITHER WAY SO YOU NEED A GREAT PIT CREW TO GET YA BACK OUT QUIK SOME TIMES TEAMS GAMBLE AND KEEP THERE CARS OUT ON THE TRACK LONGER SO WHEN LEAD CARS STOP THEY GET BEHIND BUT THE CARS THAT DIDNT STOP EVENTUALLY WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL AND TIRES WILL GO BALD AND LOOSE GRIP SO THEY HAVE TO STOP EVENTUALLY THATS WHEN THE CAR THAT STOPPED SOONER WITH AGAIN BE IN FRONT OF THEM AND GAIN HIS SPOTS BACK THIS DONT ALLWAYS WORK OUT AS PLANED BECAUSE OF CAUTIONS  SOMETIME STOPIN AT THE WRONG TIME CAN HURT YOU AND EVEN SOMETIMES HELP YOU SO ITS A LOT ABOUT LUCK

Answer 3

They race and pass to get back to the front.

Answer 4

They have to pass the people that passed them on pit road on the track. Or they have to wait till the next caution and have a better pit stop then last time to get the positions back.

Answer 5

Everybody has to stop.  You get the spots back when the others pit.