The NASCAR community suffered a scare early during Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when one of Ryan Blaney’s pit crew members was hit during a crash on pit road.
Early in the race, when the field came into pit road, a wreck near the entrance sent cars in every direction. That’s when driver Brennan Poole’s car accidentally swerved right into Blaney’s pit stop, making direct contact with the crew member.
Zachary Price was pinned between Blaney's No. 12 Ford and Brennan Poole's No. 15 Chevrolet, the result of a six-car pileup near the entrance of pit road 16 laps into the Cup series race.
After being swiped by the car, Price went to the ground and dragged himself to the wall. Crew members attended to him almost immediately as the wreck on pit road was slowly cleared out.
Paramedics arrived on scene moments later, loading a smiling Price onto a gurney as his fellow crew members stood around him supporting him while he gave a thumbs up to everyone and seemed to be in great spirits.
NASCAR said last night that Price had been transported to a hospital for further evaluation. Team Penske later said in a statement that Price was treated and released..
Source:Sportsnaut
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