NASCAR driver Carson Kvapil went for a wild ride at Kansas Speedway
On Saturday night, NASCAR raced at Kansas Speedway. It’s not common for a car to get upside down on the 1.5-mile track but that’s exactly what happened.
Watch the Carson Kvapil crash video below.
On lap 2, Carson Kvapil ran three wide through the middle off turn two. He had Justin Allgaier to his outside and William Byron to his inside.
Off turn two, they ran out of room. Kvapil was clipped in the left rear by William Byron. Kvapil spun across the track and into the outside wall.
As soon as the car made contact with the outside wall, he was struck by Parker Retzlaff. The combination of impacts allowed air to get under the car.
With air creating lift, he went airborne. The car spun multiple times while on it’s roof.
Add a couple barrel rolls and the car finally came to a rest minus a bunch of pieces.
The driver remained inside the car until the safety team arrived. They flipped it back on it’s wheels and the driver was able to climb out.
William Byron stated over the team radio, “Sorry about that. I knew we were three wide late. But, I was already coming off the corner.”
NASCAR commented, “Carson Kvapil was evaluated and released from the infield care center after this incident.”
Carson Kvapil comments
“Not too fun,” Carson Kvapil told CW Sports after getting checked at the care center.
“I actually didn’t think it was going to flip over like that. But, once it started doing that, it didn’t;t really seem too bad.”
“My biggest thing is I hate it for this team. I was just hoping to get through the first couple laps, sort it out and fall in line. We didn’t really get to that point.”
“It was one heck of a ride. I was not ready for that. That was a pretty big one.”
“I thought we were all pretty aggressive to start. Thought the No. 88 was going to stay behind me, probably.”
“It seems like the top really has some good grip. I was probably going to move up in the next corner and block runs.”
“But, the No. 7 got outside of me off turn two. I guess the No. 88 didn’t know we were three wide or got me with the air. Just got tight and it didn’t work out.”
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series will race at Kansas Speedway. William Byron is in the field to conclude the race weekend.
