NASCAR Racing: Pit road order, pit stall, pit road

Question
How is the pit road order determined?

Answer
The pit road order is determined by qualifying. The driver who qualifies first, gets to pick whichever pit stall he wishes, then the guy who qualifies last gets the last available stall. This is why the pole sitter usually picks the very last stall but sometimes will pick the first stall into pit road (Jimmie Johnson often does that, so he can be the first to get serviced and then have a better chance beating other cars out of the pits). This is also why the top 5 or so qualifiers pick an easy stall, like either the first or last stall, or one with an opening in the pit wall (garage access point) either in front or behind that stall so they don't have to risk a collision or getting blocked in. Hope that helps. If you get a chance nascar.com sometimes after qualifying or before the race (Cup race) will post the pit stall selections. I think they still do that, not certain, but if they do, check it out it's pretty cool.