Michael Carter lined up an impossible trick shot to wipe out the cars running first through fourth, but he could not beat race control.
Mazda MX-5 Cup races get chaotic at the end more often than not, but Sunday's second event at Virginia International Raceway may have a claim as the single most ridiculous ending in professional spec Miata racing history.Seven cars broke away into a leading pack late, setting up a mad dash to the finish.
One of those drivers, Michael Carter, moved from sixth to fifth heading into a major braking zone. Then, in a moment of slapstick perfection, he tapped the rear bumper of the car in fourth under braking. That led the car in fourth to tap the car in third, which in turn caused a similar hit to the car in second and a final hit to the leader. The cars running in third and fourth drove off track, the cars running in first and second spun, and Carter took the lead out of the corner.
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