On a night when the racing on the track was pretty tame an incident during a yellow flag caused a scary moment. The incident happened during the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway Saturday night just after the races fifth of six cautions had come out on lap 288 for debris.
The caution was just wrapping up and a crew of safety workers had just closed the doors on their safety truck which was parked at an angle just before turn 3. Just after the doors were closed and the field was coming by, a racecar driven by Michael McDowell clipped the rear of the full size Chevy pickup. The truck shook and the racecar was able to continue on by but sustained heavy damage dragging pieces of the back of the car along the track.
McDowell was forced to park the car and his race was over 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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