NASCAR pit crew members are the unsung heroes of racing. They do an enormous amount of heavy lifting, they’re often blamed when something with the car goes wrong and their efficiency during a pit stop can be the difference maker in a victory.

It’s still early in this NASCAR season, but we’ve already seen a couple incredible moments from pit crew members. There was the one guy who literally sprinted up pit road with a giant replacement window in his arms, and just this weekend, we saw a team’s gasman catch on fire during a pit stop and react super casually to it.

After Monday’s Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway – it was postponed from Sunday because of rain – we have our latest hero pit crew member. What did this guy do? He caught a tire in midair, saving his team from getting a penalty.

Paul Menard and his No. 21 Ford team were pitting at the same time as pit box neighbor Ryan Newman. At the top left of the screen, there is a crew member carrying two tires in his arms, and as Newman pulls into his pit box, he hits one of the 21 team’s tires and sends it flying.

This thing is huge, and it hit the pit wall, bounced back in the pit box and looked poised to soar into traffic – which would have dealt the team an uncontrolled tire penalty (and possibly caused an accident).

But this hero crew member had the fast-acting frame of mind to pull down the rogue tire in midair. Just, wow.