Martin Truex Jr. needed Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway to run green to the finish. He had a large lead, and it looked like he was safely going to win the race.
He still may win the race, but his teammate Denny Hamlin made things a little more difficult for him.
On Lap 92, Hamlin caught the inside wall in Turn 11, and then on corner exit, Hamlin caught the outside wall on the frontstretch. As Hamlin contacted the wall, his No. 11 car spun out and he collided with the inside wall. In the process, Hamlin’s car suffered a broken toe link.
Here is a video of the initial collision with the Turn 11 wall that started the incident:
And here is a closer look from FOX of the initial hit that Hamlin had in Turn 11, which led to the crash on the front stretch. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/tBCHWlSjEP
— Toby Christie (@Toby_Christie) June 11, 2023
And here is a video of the incident that hampered Hamlin’s day:
Denny Hamlin, who started the day from the pole, crashed with under 20 laps to go in Sunday’s race after popping the wall on the front stretch. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/jLvkgXdoY9
— Toby Christie (@Toby_Christie) June 11, 2023
