Martin Truex Jr.’s car catches fire in pit lane, he drives off in a hurry
HOMESTEAD, Fla.—There’s a reason they tell you not to smoke anywhere near pit road at a NASCAR race.
Martin Truex Jr., one of the four drivers in the hunt for a championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway, had a heart-stopping moment roughly halfway through the race. While Truex was in for a routine pit stop, a random spark ignited the race fuel being pumped into his car. Both the car and the gas can nozzle burned, and Truex drove off in a hurry. His gas can holder tilted the can upward to keep more fuel from burning, and within moments the flame was a memory.
Once again: NASCAR drivers, and their crews, are just a bit insane.
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