Ryan Blaney gets lazy. Brad Keselowski takes more chances. Hendrick Motorsports drivers get right back down to business.
There is no one-size-fits-all template for navigating a NASCAR winter, but many agree that it looks much different from what a driver is responsible for or does during the season.
"I'm lazier in the winter, for sure," Blaney told ESPN. "I drink a little bit more. I enjoy the offseason because it's a long year; I like to relax and unwind.
"Your mindset is so different in the competing months during the year of constantly on kill mode, and as a competitor, you're trying to figure out ways to better yourself or outsmart the competition.