A sudden rain shower at New Hampshire Motor Speedway led to a multi-car incident involving Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin shortly after the start of Sunday‘s NASCAR Cup Series race.
Busch and Truex were running first and second on Lap 6, when they suddenly lost control and spun into the Turn 1 wall.
Behind them, Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Hamlin spun out while racing for fifth but avoided the wall and continued on.
— NBC Sports —
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
“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
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
Steve O’Donnell joins the @nascaronnbc booth to explain the sequence of events leading up to the early-race incident at @NHMS. pic.twitter.com/IUKbhZ6Lba
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 18, 2021
