Tony Stewart thinks teams putting less than five lug nuts on a wheel is a safety issue. The three-time Sprint Cup champion spoke out against the absence of NASCAR's lug nut rule.

NASCAR will switch to a single lug nut for fastening its tire and wheel assemblies in Cup cars next season, ending decades of using a renowned five lug nut pattern. An official told NBC Sports the ...

NASCAR also will inspect all cars after the race. Any car that doesn't have five lug nuts installed in a safe manner will result in the crew chief being suspended for one race and fined $20,000.

When tightening five lug nuts in eight-tenths of a second, there's no time for any star pattern. The benefit from using it would not be worth the extra time spent on pit road,” the JGR ...

Park on level ground, set the emergency brake, and chock the wheels. Loosen the lug nuts about a half turn each, but don't remove them. Move in a star pattern, starting from the top, then going to ...