I feel like weve had a little bit of a stronger start to the season, but not always had the results. Chastain was second, Ryan Blaney third, William Byron fourth and Denny Hamlin fifth. 15. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Average Speed of Race Winner: 115.505 mph. NASCAR at Indianapolis: Ryan Blaney crew member injured in pit road Sometimes a driver is the one responsible for taking out their own crew mates. However, ODell was then treated at the medical center. David ODell is expected to be back over the wall next week at Circuit of the Americas per the team. In my own mind, I was like theres no way you come to pit road and just throw away your day. Kyle said, Look, we done made this deal, we done made our decision, lets ride it out no matter what. He just stayed out. A member of the No. A trend that you will see throughout this countdown is that its no walk in the park being on a pit crew in NASCAR. The scariest part of this isnt even the guy that went onto the hood. On Sunday, with 21 laps to go in the NASCAR playoff race at Homestead-Miami, race leader Martin Truex Jr. entered pit road during a caution, with defending champion Kyle Larson behind him. The shot towards the end of how the wall when through the frame is unbelievable. Another wasn't as lucky. Overall, really great effort especially for how weve been here in the past. I think it would be fair to say that Kenseth might have been a bit sore the next morning. That seventh caution sent Kevin Harvick, pole-sitter Denny Hamlin and Chastain to pit road for fuel to ensure they could compete in second overtime. NASCAR Cup. I feel awful about what happened on pit road. Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. Weve showed it. I dont think it had anything to do with the track. No crew members or officials were hit. Indianapolis Star. 43 Allegiant Chevy, you know, we were kind of back and forth on the balance throughout the day just trying to get some stuff better, but we came a long way from where we were in practice. Roll the dice. NASCAR pit road crash injures crew member on Ryan Blaney's No. 12 team 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. Martin Truex Jr. answered his younger brother Ryans NASCAR Xfinity Series victory on Saturday with a win in Mondays rain-delayed Wurth 400 NASCAR Cup Series racethe fourth win of his career at the one-mile oval he considers his home track.. Allgaier had been reacing in place of Jimmie Johnson, who tested positive for COVID-19 days before the race. Chase Elliott is the defending race winner. 17 RFK Racing Ford was involved in an incident with a vehicle on pit road during Sunday's NASCAR Cup. He would spend weeks recovering in a California hospital. 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. Sure, you expect that at certain tracks cars might bump a bit on pit road. Like a boss, ODell proceeded to complete the stop. Race fans have looked forward to this weekends lineup of NASCAR races at Nashville since it was announced as a part of the 2021 schedule. Ross Chastain placed second and was followed by Ryan Blaney, William Byron and Denny Hamlin. 1:58. This situation was even scarier as the crewman didnt bounce back up like some of the others did on this list. He was followed by Hamlin, Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Chastain. NASCAR has made it a priority that drivers are not to cause contact that could injured crew members or officials on pit road. I was side-by-side with (. He bumped the slower car of Brennan Poole, sending Poole up the track and into the path of Kyle Larson. Thanks to everybody that stuck with us, all our fans, Bass Pro Shops, Auto Owners, Resers, Toyota, TRD, all my personal sponsors. William "Rowdy" Harrell, 30, was a tire carrier for. Awesome job.. Okay, so technically this didnt happen on pit road but more like right next to the entrance of pit road. We missed one run and kind of got mired back and lost a lap, so we couldnt really come back from it that late in the race. Bell completed the race, finishing 2nd in the thrilling show. The incident occurred as Hemric attempted to pull into his pit stall for new tires and fuel. Truexs JGR teammates Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell finished fifth and sixth. The race was Pooles first Cup start of the season. Its unfortunate to be out of the race this early at a race track that we normally run very well at.. After the race, Currey expressed his concern for what happened on Twitter: Not the day we wanted at @NashvilleSuperS. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Camaro ZL1. OBrien was actually on fire for a few moments as he ran behind the pit wall before padded down. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/Q7b4mxqEqI. @KyleBusch gets to the lead and wins at @TALLADEGA! So I chalk this up as a racing deal.". 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Christopher Bell placed sixth and was followed by Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher and Josh Berry, driving the No. Busch surged into the lead. NASCAR crew member injured during pit stop (Video) Shane Walters March 21, 2022 Watch the video as David O'Dell was injured but still completed the pit stop service On Sunday, NASCAR raced in Atlanta, Georgia. 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. Sort Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information. I tried to get to the top and search for clean air. 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. Can you imagine getting hit by a racecar and being launched into the air while not wearing a helmet? He suffered a broken arm and spent the night in the hospital. Thought today, man, late caution, whats going to happen here? With Hill out of commission, the team held a tryout at the shop to find a new right rear tire changer for the 1988 season. 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. Just thanks to everybody at JGR, as well. Proud of the effort. First, I want to say so sorry to Brennan Poole and everybody at Rick Ware Racing. Larson said he was fortunate he was not injured. CONCORD, N.C. Hendrick Motorsports team member William "Rowdy" Harrell and his wife Blakley have died after an accident in Florida Tuesday night . While banged up, nobody was seriously injured in this accident. In this particular situation Ward Burton makes contact with Casey Atwood and the result was not good. Kyle Busch scored the 62nd win of his NASCAR Cup career Sunday at Talladega when a multi-car crash in double overtime ended the race under caution. Not stopping meant hed be at the front of the field for the final restart, but with zero guarantee he had enough gas to complete two laps or challenge for the victory. A member of Ryan Blaney's pit crew suffered what looked to be a lower-body injury when he was struck by two cars during a wreck on pit road early in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 1? Chastain, who took his fourth stage win of the season, finished a slight .505-seconds behind Truex but was unable to make up any real ground on the leader in the closing laps after passing Ryan Blaney, who also took only two tires on that final stop. The win was Truexs fourth at Dover. Its surreal to continue to do this and get to race against my heroes. No. The NASCAR community suffered a scare early during Sundays Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when one of Ryan Blaneys pit crew members was hit during a crash on pit road. According to the sports team, William "Rowdy" Harrell, 30, and his wife, Blakley Harrell, 23, tragically passed away . Waltrips car slid into Elliotts car, knocking it off the jack and injuring three pit crew members. Martin Truex Jr. answered his younger brother Ryan's NASCAR Xfinity Series victory on Saturday with a win in Monday's . NASCAR pit crew member and wife killed in accident on the way to NASCAR fines Ty Gibbs $75,000 for pit road incident at Texas So it really wouldnt have been much different. Through the years, there have been many serious accidents, including several fatalities. He and his JGR pit crew ultimately had to earn the win with pit strategy and pit execution. section: | slug: nascar-pit-road-crash-injures-crew-member-on-ryan-blaneys-no-12-team-at-indianapolis-motor-speedway | sport: nascar | route: article_single.us | @BayleyCurrey // #NASHCAR pic.twitter.com/8zZ2H3q5Al. It marked the first death on pit road in the track's history. 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. I owe them a big apology and a bit more. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. 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 driver Ryan Blaney's team. I think my stomach was in knots, but not as bad as the crew chief, Childress said. Once again, the final result here was a positive one. 27 team. Weve led laps. We ran third all day. That slight hesitation is all it took for an injury to occur. Chastain, who has often been criticized for rough driving, was the central character in a Lap 81 crash. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. NASCAR'S William 'Rowdy' Harrell and his wife died in a car crash - CNN I dont know. Sometimes a driver will miss their marks and overshoot their box, the result can be seen above with Brad Keselowski and the No. After an early-race crash sparked by Ross Chastain parked Brennan Poole in Mondays Cup race at Dover Motor Speedway, Poole said Chastain probably needs to get his butt whooped.. Chastain moved to the top of the points standings, replacing Christopher Bell. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): William Byron 4 times for 193 laps; Ross Chastain 3 times for 98 laps; Martin Truex Jr. 2 times for 68 laps; Kyle Busch 2 times for 25 laps; Brad Keselowski 2 times for 8 laps; Denny Hamlin 4 times for 4 laps; Josh Berry(i) 2 times for 3 laps; Christopher Bell 1 time for 1 lap. Its tight spaces, fast cars and faster crew members. 48 in place of an injured Alex Bowman. The one thing that they have in common is that each wreck is bad. 62 machine. The next caution was with five laps remaining when Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gave Corey Lajoie a big push that rammed Lajoie into Joey Logano and sent Logano spinning into the wall. NBCs Marty Snider later reported Geiter was transported to a local hospital. 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. Busch out-dueled Justin Allgaier in multiple restarts late in the race to hold on for the win, and maintain a perfect average in 2021 by winning his third Xfinity race in as many attempts, including last weeks race at Texas. So, I think it was the No. It changed NASCARs mindset toward the safety of pit crews and, as a result, has prevented further catastrophic accidents and deaths from happening. The wreck happened in the first stage of the race, a fact both Larson and Poole pointed out after the crash. 28 crew as well as a NASCAR official. Lap Leaders: K. Busch 1-22;C. Bell 23;B. Keselowski 24-26;W. Byron 27-85;D. Hamlin 86;K. Busch 87-89;W. Byron 90-123;D. Hamlin 124;W. Byron 125-193;R. Chastain 194;J. Berry(i) 195;B. Keselowski 196-200;R. Chastain 201-253;D. Hamlin 254;W. Byron 255-285;R. Chastain 286-329;J. Berry(i) 330-331;M. Truex Jr. 332-388;D. Hamlin 389;M. Truex Jr. 390-400. Even some of the best drivers in NASCAR have had issues with pit road. Ill have to look at the replay. On the final lap, Bell went under the double line off turn two. The radio communication throughout all of this was also pretty entertaining. Just excited and had a hot rod. Daniel Suarez lost control on Lap 36 and slapped the outside wall. Twelve laps into Sunday's 2020 Brickyard 400 the caution flag goes up and cars are hurrying into the pits at . With the quick stop, he was able to beat the field back out to the track and then on the ensuing re-startwith seven laps to gohold off a hard-charging Ross Chastain, whose No. It got us on the front row. INDIANAPOLIS - On pit road, it's chaos. And it was a thriller of a race from start to finish. As mentioned in the video, a bruised shin was the worse injury that took place. Jacked us up there, but at the end of the day it was solid. Motorsports tends to be more reactive than proactive. Ryan Truex, Martins younger brother, won Saturdays Xfinity Series race at Dover. Have you had it up to here? However, after the race, Bell was relegated to the last car on the lead lap. While they are going much slower than their race speeds (170-180 mph), they are still reaching 50-55 mph on pit road, which is not far off from many highway speeds for passenger cars. Interestingly, all the other motorsports, including F1 and IndyCar, followed suit. Mike Rich got his job because of an accident on pit road. Weve dominated races, and it just would never all come together. Brave people that climb over the wall on pit road. I was side-by-side with the No. We took off, had clean air and the car was just too loose. Wallace briefly pushed ahead until he was spun by Blaney, and Busch got his second win of the season. Ended up ninth with the late restart and had a lap-down car racing us pretty hard. 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. What drivers said Monday during and after the NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway: Martin Truex Jr. Winner: Man, it feels incredible. It takes a ton of bravery to hop over the wall for a pit stop. But in this incident, most agree that it was just bad luck and collectively shrug their shoulders. Too late, replied Busch, who couldnt make the pit road entrance when he finally received the message. Not the day we wanted at @NashvilleSuperS. In our history, this hasnt been our best track. 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. He lost his life several years later in another accident at age 32. That portion of the track is a hard spot to wreck in and a dangerous one but the barrels did their job. It just kind of sucks to tear up a car when youre getting an opportunity to be here on Sunday. He was a tire carrier for Alex Bowman 's pit crew. Mike Rich and the rest of Elliotts pit crew went to work on the lead car. The win for the former Cup champion gave the Truex family two NASCAR wins in three days. 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. The worst thing about these kind of incidents on pit road is that nobody ever sees them coming, nor do they expect them to happen. When the race went green, it was Ty Gibbs who was out of gas and he immediately pulled out of line. 48 pit crew. What nobody has offered is a potential solution. 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. 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. Its not very often in any NASCAR series that you see a car (or truck) get all four tires off of the ground. No reason. Ive got to go somewhere., CONTACT AT THE FRONT! 18. If he stopped for a splash of gas, Busch would surrender valuable track position and essentially concede any chance at racing for Sundays win. Just a strong showing. TALLADEGA, Ala. Running low on fuel and unsure he could make it to the end of a double-overtime finish, Kyle Busch and his new Richard Childress Racing team debated their late-race Talladega Superspeedway strategy. pic.twitter.com/CCAak9kCCO. And then for us, weve given away a few here over the years so its nice to see it come around our way. Now two . Like Sportscasting on Facebook. To the left of the accident, Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney was already in his pit stall and the crew was at work to change four tires.
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