Stewart Friesen and Greg Van Alst sent to the hospital for further examination after they were checked at the 2.66-mile track’s infield care center.
Two separate accidents in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 250 Playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway won by Brett Moffitt on Saturday sent Stewart Friesen and Greg Van Alst to the hospital for further examination after they were checked at the 2.66-mile track’s infield care center.
Friesen, who was involved in an accident with David Gilliland, Tyler Ankrum and Jake Garcia on lap 39, was the first driver that at-track medical personnel decided needed additional examination. During the accident the front end of Friesen’s Toyota slammed into the third-turn wall, came across the track and stopped on the grassy apron. Friesen slowly pulled himself out of the truck, sat down on the grass and waited for NASCAR’s medical team. Ankrum and Gilliland were examined and released from the infield care center. Garcia continued in the race and finished 29th in the 36-car field.
Zane Smith’s tire carrier Charles Plank escaped injury during the race’s first pit stop when he attempted to jump onto the No. 38 Ford as it slid sideways into its pit. Plank, who had a tire in each hand, threw the one in his right hand into the truck and then released the one in his left hand onto pit road as he jumped onto the back of the truck as it slid into him.
“I thought I could clear it and I didn’t, but it looks like I almost cleared it jumping over,” Plank told Fox Sports during an on-camera interview shortly after the incident.Smith said he thought everything was normal when he came down pit road, then when he hit the brake, it went “super soft”, and the truck spun.1. Brett Moffitt, Ford, 99.5. Corey Heim , Toyota, 99.9. Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 99.12. Rajah Caruth #, Chevrolet, 99.15. Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 99.19.
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