How Do Race Car Drivers Go To The Bathroom. Fans have speculated on this since nascar first gained popularity. As a racecar driver myself i have driven for hours at a time and then gotten out of the car only to realize that i had to go to the bathroom extremely bad but hadn t noticed before.
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. Imagine that same feeling for nascar drivers who might have to go to the bathroom 100 laps into a 250 lap event. You re supposed to go in your suit but i can t do it.
With all that is at stake taking a bathroom break is never an option but every once in awhile you will see a driver ask for a replacement if he gets too sick to continue like a really bad case of the flu or something.
With all that is at stake taking a bathroom break is never an option but every once in awhile you will see a driver ask for a replacement if he gets too sick to continue like a really bad case of the flu or something. You could sit in a sauna and drink all day long and not go to the bathroom. Lewis hamilton a british formula one racing driver admits some drivers can t contain themselves during a race. Usually it s so hot in the car they sweat a ton and don t have to go.