Watch the video of the violation at Talladega Superpspeedway
On Saturday, the NASCAR Truck Series unloaded in Talladega, Alabama. The 2.5-mile track of Talladega Superspeedway hosted the second race in the Round of 8 for the trucks.
Watch Hailie Deegan’s crew member get ejected below.
With 31 laps to go, green flag pit stops were underway. Deegan hit the pit lane with a group of other trucks.
As Deegan pulled into her pit stall, Deegan clipped her own crew member. In the process, the tire the crew member was carrying was dislodged.
The tire rolled across the pit lane and into the infield. Other truck were able to avoid the tire as it bounced across the pit lane.
After the pit stop was complete, a crew member from Deegan’s team sprinted toward the infield grass. He retrieved the tire, just a few feet from the actual racing surface.
That is a huge violation of the NASCAR rulebook. And as the crew member sprinted toward the infield, NASCAR was forced to throw a caution.
Deegan was handed a penalty for equipment leaving her stall.
Additionally, within minutes of the incident, NASCAR officials surrounded the pit stall of Deegan’s machine. They then pulled the hardcard of the crew member that ran into the infield and escorted him for the facility.
The race ended in dramatic fashion as the driver who crossed the line first was not the race winner following a review.
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