Michael McDowell nails safety truck during Richmond caution
RICHMOND, Va.—Of all the vehicles you’d expect to get hit on a NASCAR track, the safety truck is among the last. But that’s exactly what happened on Saturday night:
With roughly 100 laps remaining in the Federated Auto Parts 400 in Richmond, NASCAR threw a caution for debris in Turn 3, and as the cars were cycling around, Michael McDowell flat-out nailed the safety truck. No one was injured, though the safety workers in the truck were sent to the infield care center.
This marks the second collision with a safety truck this season; at Sonoma, Matt DiBenedetto hit a safety truck as well. It’s no Juan Pablo Montoya-at-Daytona fireball, but still … it’s a matter of concern.
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