Oh Mingus. Its just special, you know, Truex said. Martin Truex Jr. got hit from behind on pit road, spun, and nearly crushed one of his crew members. Busch won under caution when Bubba Wallace surged into the lead but tried to block good friend Ryan Blaney three times and the third block caused the race-ending wreck. Praying everyone is ok, I just couldnt stop. The gas man and OBrien were both burned during the incident. Chastain continued and was the first driver off pit road in the ensuing round of pit stops.. Most recently, Harrell worked with Alex Bowman in the NASCAR Cup Series. Ross Chastain placed second and was followed by Ryan Blaney, William Byron and Denny Hamlin. 2 team. But as "Door Bumper Clear" host Brett Griffin noted, there is always going to be some risk for the crew members. In the above video Matt Kenseth put that theory into motion when it came to a barrier that was just inside of the pit lane. TROUBLE IN OVERTIME! No reason. It was a mistake on my part. 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It marks the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Truexs 32nd career win and first since a victory at Richmond, Va. on Sept. 11, 2021. Weve dominated races, and it just would never all come together. Back in 2013 things got a bit heated on the No. 74 car hit all three men, sending each man rolling up on top of the car in a frightening pit road accident. 2023 Dover picks, best bets from NASCAR experts, Legendary expert locks in NASCAR at Dover picks, 2023 Wurth 400 odds, picks, NASCAR predictions, NASCAR DFS: 2023 Wurth 400 picks, driver pool, Alex Bowman out 3-4 weeks with fractured vertebra. Saturday's Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway provided an example in a frightening pit road accident when Bayley Currey lost his brakes and hit three pit crew members, sending one to the hospital. At the same time, Daniel Suarez pitted just ahead of Bell. Kanus who was behind the wall, came out of nowhere when he hopped the wall to check on his teammate and the car all in one motion. This weekend, we had a scary incident involving Daniel Suarez's pit crew. Obviously, we were pretty off there from when we unloaded, but we got quite a bit better, quite a bit closer, but we just needed to get the balance. He bounced back from a Lap 124 pit stop issue that dropped him to 20th. Brave people that climb over the wall on pit road. This didn't happen here, as NASCAR driver David Ragan explained on FS1's "NASCAR Race Hub. Not only was it the first time in a decade that the Xfinity Series visited Music City, but Saturdays race offered some additional buzz as the first NASCAR race broadcast of the season on NBC. A frightening moment occurred early in the race when driver Daniel Hemric accidentally clipped one of his pit crew members. Kevin Harvick is third, 38 points behind Chastain. The fire also engulfed Anthony OBrien who was the rear tire changer on the No. That sent the race to its first overtime, which was an immediate disaster. 17 RFK Racing Ford was involved in an incident with a vehicle on pit road during Sunday's NASCAR Cup. Typically what you do is you find your pit stall and start blending over a little early so you can start decelerating.". David ODell is expected to be back over the wall next week at Circuit of the Americas per the team. Kyle Larson rolled into the crash area with nowhere to go and slammed into Poole. He's watching his [dash] to make sure he is right at that speed limit. Definitely probably one of the hardest hits that Ive ever taken in my racing career, said Preece, whose visor on his helmet was knocked open with the hit. When I get home from Skip Barber (Tuesday), Ill head over there and talk to those guys and make some of that right.. I dont know. There is just something about a racecar cascading into water containers and making them explode that is hard to turn away from. Busch, who spent 15 years driving for Joe Gibbs Racing before an offseason move to Richard Childress Racing, gave car owner Childress his 13th victory at Talladega. They have got a freakin' tons of car, tons of weight coming at them at 50 mph. Heres a look back at that tragic day and how it changed NASCAR forever. He continued, I know he was coming down, whether or not it kind of is what it is. I think if we had taken four, we would have lined up fourth. Mingus not only destroyed his truck but he also did quite a number on the infield grass. The leaders pitted, and Truex took two tires, while Chastain got four. 4 Ward Burton Takes Out A Few Good Men. Its kind of been a struggle track for us, and Im proud of the gains we made., William Byron Finished 4th: The middle section I dont know, I need to maybe do a little better job on the feedback, and then just us communicating the adjustments there. I would have just taken the chance and said You know what? In his case the tire took the brunt of the hit whereas the jack-carrier on the side of the car was flipped onto his back and had the jack fall on him. Indianapolis Star. Neither of the cars was damaged to the point where they had to be removed from the race but they did both suffer damage. ", "I see Kyle Larson really not doing anything wrong," Ragan said. One pit crew member proved that in an IndyCar race today. But just a great call by James (crew chief James Small) to take two and then was able to get a pretty good restart and get (Dave) Blaney there. I feel like weve had a little bit of a stronger start to the season, but not always had the results. The force jarred the tires loose from the grasp of one member and bounded down pit road. Go figure. Related: Atlanta Race Results March 20, 2022 (NASCAR Cup Series). 3, rolled out of the gas and just got ran over. We know we could do this. That fire only grew when it caused on of the tires to blow on the car. It was tight and it got loose. NASCAR has since implemented additional protocols through the years as team members are now restricted on when they can go over the wall, they must secure equipment, and all members must wear helmets. Ended up ninth with the late restart and had a lap-down car racing us pretty hard. Started losing brakes in the middle of stage one and we were holding on from there. No crew members or officials were hit. He promptly made contact with the leg of a pit crew. In the middle of stage 1, Bayley Currey started losing his brakes. NASCAR fined Ty Gibbs $75,000 and docked him 25 points for door-slamming Ty Dillon on pit road during last weekends Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. Gregg Doyel. 10 Stewart Causes A Tire To Get Away. Weve showed it. Two crewman were injured in the accident and transferred to the infield medical care center. Larson returned to the track many laps down after repairs. No reason. Here is the thing when it comes to NASCAR drivers; if its possible to hit it, there will come a point in which someone is going to find a way to hit it. Average Speed of Race Winner: 115.505 mph. Thanks to everybody that stuck with us, all our fans, Bass Pro Shops, Auto Owners, Resers, Toyota, TRD, all my personal sponsors. Truex, who started 17th in the 36-car field after qualifying was cancelled due to weather, methodically worked his way forward in the No. What drivers said Monday during and after the NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway: Martin Truex Jr. Winner: Man, it feels incredible. In 1990, the team had 12 top-five finishes, but victory remained elusive as it won its first and only race of the year at Dover in September. When the pit crew jumps over the wall they are anticipating that the driver is going to stop where they are supposed to stop. 18. With just over 30 laps remaining, the caution flag came out. Just thanks to everybody at JGR, as well. Despite the barrier doing its job and protecting Kenseth from hitting the wall, it still looks like a pretty hard hit. Twelve laps into Sunday's 2020 Brickyard 400 the caution flag goes up and cars are hurrying into the pits at . If there were ever a situation on pit road to make you appreciate the dangers these guys face, this just might be it. I'm just here for the ride. The 42-year-old New Jersey native finally took the lead for the first time with 69 laps remaining and led all but one of those final laps to claim his first points-paying victory of the season, ending a 54-race winless streak. Im out of breath, Im breathing so much Goodyear rubber. Then again, if the barrier wasnt there one can only imagine how much harder that hit might have been. Especially when its eight or nine cars on the lead lap at the end. I honestly thought that he would leave me high and dry coming back around. The incident occurred as Hemric attempted to pull into his pit stall for new tires and fuel. No. Everyone walked away after the wreck and the track was just a little wetter than it should have been. We saw a similar incident one month ago at Texas Motor Speedway, where rookie driver Ty Gibbs grandson of Joe Gibbs lost his cool on pit road. But in this incident, most agree that it was just bad luck and collectively shrug their shoulders. Poole pinched Zach Price, Blaney's tire . Preece, LaJoie, Truex, Allgaier, Stenhouse, and Poole are all done for the day after being involved in that pit road accident | #NASCAR. The crew member, identified by NASCAR.com as tire changer Zach Price,was working on the right side of Blaney's car during a competition caution on Lap 16 when he was first struck by Justin Allgaier's car and then momentarily pinned betweenBlaney's car and Brennan Poole's car. Team members are now restricted to when they can go over the wall and are required to secure mechanical equipment, and all members must wear helmets. Who had a bad race: Noah Gragson crashed on the backstretch 29 laps into the race and couldnt reach the minimum speed to stay on track. 19, and he did the same thing and was able to get around us. 0:00. He received stitches and did not jump back over the wall for the remainder of the event. Have you had it up to here? Gibbs retaliated by slamming into Dillon's car and forcing him to brake hard to avoid hitting NASCAR officials and pit crew members working on the broken car of Chris Buescher. The pit road pile-up crash involved Poole, Corey LaJoie, Ryan Preece, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Martin Truex Jr. and Justin Allgaier. NASCAR AT INDY: Live updates, highlights from Sunday's race. Youre kind of just rolling out of the gas. The air was tricky in the back of the pack. I mean, just a joke 80-something laps into a race? Sort Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information. I was side-by-side with the No. During the 1988 season, Mike Rich was the right rear tire changer for a Bill Elliott team that won six times and, more impressively, captured the season series championship. He did win the Clash at the Coliseum exhibition race in February. Felt today, with that caution, whats going to happen here and then good call by [crew chief] James [Small] to take two (tires) and then I was able to get a pretty good re-start. 12 pit crew is receiving attention from the AMR Safety Team at @IMS after the multi-car incident on pit road. Motor Speedway was All in the Family; a kin-to-win kind of weekend. Proud of the effort. No reason. Bill Elliott's NASCAR team involved in 1987 pit road accident Near the end of the 1987 NASCAR Cup Series season on the road course at Riverside, Bill Elliott's crew was in the middle of a pit stop when Michael Waltrip and Jim Robinson made contact on pit road. 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Regardless, it was still a sight to see and it was close enough to happening on pit road to make this list. Sometimes youve got to be lucky. Joey Logano made numerous pit stops during the afternoon as he battled tire problems and finally parked with 14 laps to go after he hit the outside wall. We will keep focusing to get back where we need to be starting next week in Kansas., Joey Logano Finished 31st: There was fire, so something broke.