Only days after a wild finish at Daytona International Speedway, a crash sent a race truck into another catch fence. The incident happened Thursday night during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Driver Ben Kennedy was racing for position with only five laps to go when he made contact with the truck being driven by David Gilliland just past the start-finish line of the 1.5 mile speedway near Sparta Kentucky. Kennedy’s Toyota was sent head first and into the inside wall; the truck lifted up and into the catch fence. The mangled machine then rode along the top of the SAFER barrier entering turn 1 before falling down and sliding to a stop in the middle of turns 1 and 2.
“Oh gosh, that was a hard hit,” Kennedy to his crew chief on the radio. “I thought I was clear.”
After a few moments, Kennedy climbed from the remains of the truck and walked to a nearby ambulance unaided. 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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