A NASCAR Nationwide team suffered a total loss to their hauler Sunday evening when it caught fire at their race shop. The hauler belonging to JD Motorsports, caught fire around 7:00 p.m. Fire rescue personnel responded quickly and were able to detach the truck from the trailer, but the trailer loaded with equipment, some uniforms, back-up parts, engines, shocks and springs for their operation was a total loss.
“The fire department told me the fire started near the refrigerator on the hauler;” said Johnny Davis, team owner. “That’s powered by propane, like everyone else’s is on these haulers.”
The primary and backup Chevrolets for this weekend’s NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway were not on the hauler. The race shop itself also didn’t suffer any damage. 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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