NASCAR’s much-anticipated return to dust observe racing isn’t going in accordance with plan. After delays, the racing picked up once more in the present day solely to be red-flagged after a security truck bumped right into a stricken race truck.

The racer whose truck was hit was John Hunter Nemechek, who had spun after making contact with racer Matt Crafton. Though the truck suffered solely minimal injury, a number of seconds later Nemechek was hit once more by one other race truck that misplaced management.

The second hit popped Nemechek’s radiator, ending his race. Annoyed, the motive force waited for the pack to return by once more in order that he might sarcastically applaud Crafton’s driving.

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As this was taking place, below yellow flag circumstances, the security truck drove by, slipped, and smacked it once more. The race was red-flagged to permits clean-up crews to clear heavy fluid on the observe and the race resumed shortly after.

That is simply the most recent bother to hit the occasion, which is happening at Bristol Motor Speedway. The weekend’s occasions have been extensively publicized and anticipated as a result of it was the primary time in 50 years that NASCAR’s fastest series would return to a dirt track.

The issues with the dust oval, although, have been coming quick and unfastened. Early operating revealed that the collection’ tires have been getting used up way more shortly than they’re on the tarmac.

Rain early on Saturday, in the meantime, meant that the Bristol was extra of a mud observe than a mud observe and the NASCAR trucks might solely run one lap earlier than their windshields turned so closely caked in mud that drivers couldn’t see out.

Extra rain on Sunday meant that NASCAR merely selected to not run, pushing the racing till in the present day as an alternative. Operating appears to be going effectively for the vans, Nemechek’s crash(es) however, which implies that the Cup Collection, NASCAR’s high rung, could possibly run as scheduled at 4 PM in the present day.