Its fortunate that those barrels were in place and it might even be more fortunate that it was barrels and not tires like NASCAR had used on that part of the track previously. Follow us on Twitter @sportscasting19. While speeds on pit road are much slower, a mistake between a car and a pit crew member can also equal disastrous results. Chuck Hill suffered massive injuries after the car came down on him. ET. Kyle Larson was knocked into the grass and his car shot back into the middle of traffic for a full-contact hit of Ryan Preece. The No. Tommy Cole, Bill Elliotts jack man, was hit and sent flying. Kyle Busch victorious at Nashville for 100th Xfinity win Can you imagine what it must feel like as a driver to have that happen to you? 1? Honorable Mention Mason Mingus Goes Airborne. Weve led laps. I think it was a really solid day for the No. Mingus not only destroyed his truck but he also did quite a number on the infield grass. So it really wouldnt have been much different. It marks the second time hes led the most laps in a race this year but not claimed the victory. He lost his life several years later in another accident at age 32. They married Saturday. On a pit stop during the races final caution period, Truexs team opted to put only right-side tires on his Toyota. Autoweek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. A member of the No. Thought today, man, late caution, whats going to happen here? William "Rowdy" Harrell, 30, and his wife Blakley, 23, died . The crew member was seen smiling and giving a thumbs up to the drivers as he was put into the back of ambulance. Material from the NASCAR Wire Service was used in this report. Long run was pretty good. Tough day today with a few pit stops early and then obviously the guys got it going at the end, so really psyched and happy for everybody. Had top five in the first stage, had a pit road issue, and we recovered from that. You dont really get a lot of those. I dont know. I guess I told him (Martin Truex Jr.) too many of my secrets last year after we went fishing., Ryan Blaney Finished 3rd: Either two (tires) or were staying out was the call, and we came in and took two. 3 (Austin Dillon), just got to the outside and its not like I can go anywhere or give him any more room than what I had. They all work for Joe Gibbs Racing. Brave people that climb over the wall on pit road.Happy to see the @Blaney pit crew member smiling with a thumbs up after a crash in the early goings of the #Brickyard400 on @NBC. NASCAR AT INDY: Live updates, highlights from Sunday's race. 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. The impact in which Martin hits the wall and the way in which the wall slices through the car is unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/gGeuVMfqoP. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nascar | pageType: stories | It may have even been before I needed to roll out of the gas. Erik Jones of Legacy Motor Club was sixth in a Chevrolet, followed by William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports and finally Christopher Bell, the highest-finishing Toyota driver at eighth. Chastain leads the season standings after 11 races with 370 points. Team owner Joe Gibbs was seen giving the team a pep talk after their jackman was injured. ", "I see Kyle Larson really not doing anything wrong," Ragan said. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these. He. As soon as he ran into me, I just kind of got shoved into the corner, like way too deep, and then I was just immediately turned around. Runs are just so big, and as the leader with Bubba, hes trying to block which is the right thing to do, but I think he kind of moved three times. 1:58. In the end, it was a familiar face making it to victory lane as Kyle Busch made history, winning the 100th Xfinity Series race of his career. Weve led laps. His death, however, did not happen in vain. Back in 2013 things got a bit heated on the No. 1? Obviously, partly on me. No reason. There is just something about a racecar cascading into water containers and making them explode that is hard to turn away from. Chastain, who has often been criticized for rough driving, was the central character in a Lap 81 crash. So I was just like, Why not just take the chance? And so he said Pit, pit, pit and it was too late, anyway. After the race, Currey expressed his concern for what happened on Twitter: Not the day we wanted at @NashvilleSuperS. Ryan Truex, Martins younger brother, won Saturdays Xfinity Series race at Dover. We were just so close again for our No. As he approached his pit stall during one stop, three of his crew members darted out in front of the car, expecting to get to the other side of the car and start changing the tires. 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. NBCs Marty Snider later reported Geiter was transported to a local hospital. I really wasnt using a lot of brake at all. 15. No. Saturdays 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. Adam Stevens didn't seek a confrontation with anyone on Martin Truex Jr.'s crew after his driver Kyle Busch and Truex crashed out at Indy on Sunday. The newlyweds died just three days after their wedding. It was a mistake on my part. There were 57 lead changes. Its tight spaces, fast cars and faster crew members. 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. Regardless, it was still a sight to see and it was close enough to happening on pit road to make this list. Click here to exit the well. But Talladega has been so great to RC. When I get home from Skip Barber (Tuesday), Ill head over there and talk to those guys and make some of that right.. The NBC broadcast identified the member of the No. Heres a look back at that tragic day and how it changed NASCAR forever. He advanced his position on Ross Chastain and found himself in a battle to win the race in the final corner. 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. Our car experts choose every product we feature. Watch as the second half of the field stacks up on pit road at Indianapolis, injuring a crew member for Ryan Blaney's team.-----Subscribe to NASCAR on Y. Early in the race, when the field came into pit road, a wreck near the entrance sent cars in every direction. Truex, who won for the 32nd times in the Cup Series, held the lead despite the tire disadvantage. Earlier in 2016 Danica Patrick had an adventure while trying to make it onto pit road during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Talladega. 2 min read. Its not very often in any NASCAR series that you see a car (or truck) get all four tires off of the ground. 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. Even some of the best drivers in NASCAR have had issues with pit road. Well take our Sunseeker Resorts Chevy off to Kansas next week and move on from here., Daniel Suarez Finished 35th: The conditions were perfect. I feel like weve been close a bunch of times, thats for sure. This weekend, we had a scary incident involving Daniel Suarez's pit crew. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 27 Mins, 47 Secs. It's probably too late to turn back now anyway. Ross Chastain placed second and was followed by Ryan Blaney, William Byron and Denny Hamlin. That situation only gets worse when it happens to a teammate and a team that you partially own. As mentioned in the video, a bruised shin was the worse injury that took place. When the race went green, it was Ty Gibbs who was out of gas and he immediately pulled out of line. For how quick I lost the car, I think I had a tire going down or something because it happened instantly. Childress entered the post-race news conference carrying an open bottle of champagne from his vineyard. I couldnt load the rear tires, and we were just hanging on. Be sure to comment below and let us know which wreck you think was the worst. Sort Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information. NASCAR has already upgraded the gear worn by pit crew members with full helmets required for anybody over the wall working on a car. 42 Legacy Motor Club team. I dont know, I need to go back and look at it. Given the unexpected nature of the tire blowing, it was fortunate that nobody was hurt on the No. Man, I thought it would play out a little different, obviously not getting wrecked.. Pit road at Chicagoland is one of the more difficult to get to but Mingus didnt even come close to making it on this attempt. I owe them a big apology and a bit more. The first five laps on tires we would be so good, but then we would lose grip and get super-free. Suarez nearly collided with some of his . Sometimes a driver is the one responsible for taking out their own crew mates. Excited about that, proud of our day especially Chris (Buescher) running well. Byron led a race-high 193 laps. Im grateful for this opportunity, grateful to be here. NASCAR has never had a wreck quite like this one and they havent really had one like it since. I feel awful about what happened on pit road. 36. The jackmans launch across the box was slowed due to the car of Suarez. I just feel like its not necessary. By Staff Report NASCAR.com Published: 331 days ago 3 Minute Read Denny Hamlin said Friday at World Wide Technology Raceway he was not aware he had clipped a member of Joey Logano's pit crew. 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. In the case of Gibbs, he was fined $75,000, and NASCAR hopes that will be a message to everybody not to mess around on pit road. 0:00. The red flag came out at the NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday as a crash on pit road halted the afternoon's action temporarily and injured a crew member from. Just a strong showing. Go figure. It is what it is. No. Richs death was a wake-up call to NASCAR, which had experienced a similar pit road fatality at Atlanta 11 years earlier. Wallace, who had team owner Michael Jordan watching from his pit stand, accepted responsibility. Whats even crazier is that there was a time in NASCAR where safety equipment for crewman was optional. It was also interesting to see Chad Knaus spring into action the way that he did as it was all happening. However, you dont ever head into a track thinking that a crewman is going to be hit by a car. I think it did for the majority of the race, but just got too loose., Denny Hamlin Finished 5th: Our car was really fast. A NASCAR pit crew member and his wife were killed in an automobile accident in Florida this week while celebrating their honeymoon. Praying everyone is ok, I just couldnt stop., The Indianapolis 500 Tragedy Rarely Talked About After an Errant Tire Killed a Fan in the Stands. Luckily for the cars in the video above, the result wasnt what youre going to see in the other videos in this article. (33) Noah Gragson #, Chevrolet, DVP, 43. Sometimes a driver will miss their marks and overshoot their box, the result can be seen above with Brad Keselowski and the No. In the most recent incident, drivers will typically move to the left into the second lane before slowing down. There was a time when that was actually a real possibility, thankfully this gentleman had himself a helmet. Younger brother Ryan Truex took care of business in Xfinity Series race. 12 team's pit crew as rear tire changer Zach Price. Harrell was 30. Average Speed of Race Winner: 115.505 mph. 12 pit crew is receiving attention from the AMR Safety Team at @IMS after the multi-car incident on pit road. 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. He promptly made contact with the leg of a pit crew. So, I think it was the No. 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. at Weve dominated races, and it just would never all come together. 1? In the middle of stage 1, Bayley Currey started losing his brakes. (26) Joey Logano, Ford, Accident, 375. NASCAR announced rules for Atlanta earlier in the week. I think my stomach was in knots, but not as bad as the crew chief, Childress said. We stayed in it that whole time. Not only are these guys trying to change four tires and put in two cans of gas in less than 13 seconds, but they also have to make sure that things like the above video do not happen to them. CNN A NASCAR pit crew member and his new wife were killed in a car accident in the Florida Keys while celebrating their honeymoon. These guys risk their bodies every single pit stop.". (29) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 399. What makes this situation even scarier is that the cars are traveling much faster than they may appear on television. Maybe if you came in a little too hot in dirty air you would brake, but no. The wreck happened in the first stage of the race, a fact both Larson and Poole pointed out after the crash. Started losing brakes in the middle of stage one and we were holding on from there. For the second time in a month, NASCAR narrowly avoided a major disaster as a car came close to hitting crew members working on pit road. Who had a good race: Martin Truex Jr. battled for the lead in the final stage and stayed out front despite a late-race caution that bunched the field. We got the result we deserve and worked for., Josh Berry Finished 10th: Happy to get another top 10. "If there is one bad thing about Homestead, it is the glare down the front stretch for the drivers. 20 car. While banged up, nobody was seriously injured in this accident. That run was obviously really bad we fell from first to seventh. Without losing time, jacking up the right side, running across the car and finishing on the left side. Definitely needed some more, but were having speed at all different kinds of tracks. I got another shot next week to go prove myself again, and hopefully it turns into more., Noah Gragson Finished 34th: I dont know what happened. Price will reportedly be treated for a leg injury. Interestingly, all the other motorsports, including F1 and IndyCar, followed suit. Wallace briefly pushed ahead until he was spun by Blaney, and Busch got his second win of the season. I did not mean to do that at all, Chastain told his crew via radio. 4 Ward Burton Takes Out A Few Good Men. I just got trapped and could never make it back up. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. 2 team. It felt like weve been close a bunch of times, and we gave some away, thats for sure, Truex told Fox Sports. Joey Logano brought out a caution with 14 laps to go when he lost control of his car and hit the outside wall. 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. The scariest part of this isnt even the guy that went onto the hood. Overall, really great effort especially for how weve been here in the past. 48 Team. 48 Ally Chevy team. Twelve laps into Sunday's 2020 Brickyard 400 the caution flag goes up and cars are hurrying into the pits at . I raced here in 1969. The couple were on their honeymoon. Byron was a dominant force in winning the first stage but said his car got very loose later. "The crew guys' lives are at risk," Griffin said. He received stitches and did not jump back over the wall for the remainder of the event. 1 Jockey Chevy team and everybody at Trackhouse Racing, Advent Health, Moose Fraternity, Worldwide Express. He parked for the day. OBrien was actually on fire for a few moments as he ran behind the pit wall before padded down. Mike Rich and the rest of Elliotts pit crew went to work on the lead car. Martin is lucky that he hit the wall in the spot that he did because had things gone differently he might not have been able to walk away from this wreck. It seems to be something he does a lot recently. 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. 6:19 pm ET. Solid top-10 day drove back through. This was the second near-miss in a month, after Ty Gibbs nearly caused another car to hit a crew member. In my own mind, I was like theres no way you come to pit road and just throw away your day. The NASCAR community is in mourning after William "Rowdy" Harrell, a pit crew member for Hendrick Motorsports, was killed in a head-on car .

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