Hours after one NASCAR hauler crashed down an embankment on the way to the Kansas Speedway, another NASCAR hauler caught fire on the way to the same race.
On Thursday morning, the JTG Daugherty Racing team announced that the #47 hauler caught fire on the way to the Kansas Speedway for this weekend’s Cup race.
A statement from team owner Tad Geschickter. pic.twitter.com/WmuSOxgMHW
— JTG Daugherty Racing (@JTGRacing) October 17, 2019
The team said that both truck drivers are okay.
The JTG Daugherty Racing team says that they are assessing the damage from the fire.
On Wednesday night, the #10 hauler for Kaulig Racing crashed off of I-40 in North Carolina after the driver suffered a medical emergency. The hauler was also on the way to the Kansas Speedway for this weekend’s race.