Hendrick Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne saw his day end early and badly at Pocono Raceway Sunday. After starting 16th, Kahne barely had time to settle in when on lap 3 his Chevy got loose exiting turn 3. The car slid sideways across the track and crashed hard on the driver’s side into the pit wall at the pit stall for AJ Allmendinger.
“I just got loose.,” Kahne said.” It was late exit and a lot later than I would have expected. That’s why I ended up so far down pit road and that was crazy because I have never ended up there. I tried saving it to try and avoid running into the wall, pit wall then ended up hitting the one on the left and not the one on the right.”
The contact sent crewmembers helmets sitting on the pit wall flying. It also sent crewmembers and fans scrambling to get out of the way. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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