NASCAR Racing: pitstop tire changes, yellow glue, lugnut

Question
when they are changing tires out, where are the lugnuts for the new tires/rims? are they attached somehow? I've never been able to get a clear picture in my head of just exactly how they secure the new tires on so incredibly fast.  

Answer
Each lugnut is glued to the hub over each lug hole with weatherstripping (or "yellow") glue. This glue stays flexible and takes forever to harden yet it is strong enough to keep the lugnut there until the wheel is slid onto the hub.
Each lug is about an inch longer than your standard lug with that extra inch turned down to about 3/16 of an inch smaller than the interior of the lugnut.
So when the wheel is slid onto the hub and the holes are slid over the lugs, as the lugnut hits the threads it is forced loose from the wheel but remains hanging on that extended inch of narrower lug. The extra deep socket slides over the lugnut and it is twisted on with the air wrench. Occasionally the wheel will go on crooked enough to make a lugnut fall off the extended lug and that is when you see the changer scrambling for another lugnut.
Hope that is understandable. If not write back and I'll try to draw you a picture.
stooge@fullnet.net