Almost all of the cars from the leader’s lap chose to play on lap 14 during a scheduled competition caution. Several cars toward the bottom of the field suddenly flipped sideways in a stack, causing a collision of several cars. During the incident, a member of Ryan Blaney’s pit team was hit by a car.
Among the cars involved were Blaney, Ryan Preece, Chris Buescher, Christopher Bell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Justin Allgaier, Martin Truex Jr., Brennan Poole, and Corey LaJoie. NASCAR immediately issued a red flag to clear the pit lane and attend to the injured crew member.
Blaney’s rear tire changer Zach Price was identified by the team as the injured member and was transported by ambulance to the infield care center. He was awake and alert at the time and gave a “thumbs up” signal.
Price was treated and released from Methodist Hospital. He will travel back to North Carolina with the team for further evaluation. “
As a result of the incident, Preece, Stenhouse, Allgaier, Truex, Poole, and LaJoie saw their careers come to an early end. Allgaier was replacing Jimmie Johnson, who announced Friday that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
“Even looking at the replay, I’m not sure what happened. It’s disappointing. It was an honor to drive the 48 car today. It’s disappointing. I don’t know if there is anything we can do differently,” Allgaier said. after being discharged from the infield care center.
The race returned to caution after an 11-minute delay. Logano was the first way out of the pits during the stops. Kevin Harvick pitted before caution and was left out to inherit the race lead. The race returned to green on lap 20.
