Fire erupts in Brendan Gaughan’s pit in Richmond Xfinity race

Here’s another reminder of the dangers of being on a NASCAR pit crew.

Look at this fire that happened in Brendan Gaughan’s pit during Friday night’s Xfinity Series race at Richmond. It’s sparked as Gaughan’s car is still being fueled and as we all know, gasoline and fire don’t mix.

The fire was extinguished pretty quickly, though as you can see, it was pretty damn big. Three crew members were taken to a local hospital. Eric McClure’s pit was next to Gaughan’s.

NASCAR says two crew members from Gaughan’s team and one from Eric McClure’s team were transported to a local hospital.

— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) April 25, 2015