Holy consequences, folks.
On lap 6 of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Foxwoods Resort and Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, things got super wacky.
With weather threatening, the race began on time. But on lap six rain began to pelt the 1.058-mile speedway. As rain made the track slick, Kyle Busch lost control from the lead and pounded the outside wall.
Behind him, his fellow Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin also got sideways and received damage.
OH MY GOODNESS.
It started raining at @NHMS and many people, including race leader Kyle Busch, started wrecking. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/N5cAQp8UpK
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 18, 2021
A shocking turn of events at @NHMS!
Rain starts to fall, and race leader Kyle Busch along with many others crash entering Turn 1! #NASCAR // NBCSN pic.twitter.com/yFhmesSge3
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 18, 2021
Busch and Truex both backed into the wall and seem to have sustained race-altering to potentially race-ending damage to each of their cars, while Hamlin bounced off of Alex Bowman’s No. 48 car and received minimal damage.
Here is the view from Truex’s onboard cam:
Slick tires and rain don't mix.
An unfortunate set of circumstances at @NHMS. Ride on-board with @MartinTruex_Jr as the rain began to fall, leading to a crash for the No. 19 team. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/oyBtAWCDmY
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 18, 2021
Busch was so frustrated by the incident that he began to shove the pace car under the caution for the crash.
Here is Busch’s interview with NBCSN following the crash:
"We're done. We're going home. It's over."@KyleBusch was leading when rain began to fall on the track, and crashed out of the race early at @NHMS. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/pME9OYEwd3
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 18, 2021
After Busch’s frustrating exit from the race, NASCAR’s Steve O’Donnell stepped into the NBC booth to explain the process of calling a caution when weather hits, and what went wrong on Sunday.
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