(By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service)
Posted: Saturday,February 26th, 2011
AVONDALE, Ariz.—Trevor Bayne came back down to earth in a hurry.
In his first lap of practice Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, the Daytona 500’s youngest winner slapped the Turn 3 wall after his brakes failed to slow the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford.
“On pit road, I told them the brakes felt like they weren’t working right,” Bayne, 20, said after the incident. “I paced myself getting into the corner, and the brakes just never worked.
AVONDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 25: A view of the car of Trevor Bayne, driver of the #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, after hitting a wall during practice for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on February 25, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
“Even down the backstretch, I was playing with the bias, trying to get them to dial, but then I went off into the corner, and they just never worked, and it never slowed down.”
Wood Brothers Racing unloaded a backup car for Bayne, who missed the rest of the first practice session as the team put an engine in the car.
“It’s the first backup car I’m going to have to go to, but I don’t know what happened to the car and why the brakes weren’t right there,” Bayne said.
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