Roush Fenway Racing driver triggers three-car incident at Lap 175
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Trevor Bayne triggered a three-car crash on the frontstretch at Lap 175 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks that collected Michael Annett and Justin Allgaier on Sunday at Dover International Speedway.
The 2011 Daytona 500 champion attempted to pass HScott Motorsports' Annett but wasn't cleared and collected the No. 46 Chevrolet SS. Annett's HSM teammate, Allgaier, couldn't slow up in time and crashed into Annett.
"Off of Turn 4, I was racing side by side with the 46 (Annett) for multiple laps and there is a lot of give and take," Bayne said following a 43rd-place finish. "I kept giving him the top and coming off the corner, I got a little tight and then he was there and once we touched the first time, you are hooked together and it turns you."
Bayne was called to the NASCAR hauler post-race for getting out of his No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion before emergency workers arrived.
Following the race, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Managing Director Richard Buck talked about his discussion with Bayne and the sanctioning body's policy on drivers getting out of their cars during a race, a policy that was put in place last August at Michigan following a fatal incident involving Tony Stewart at a non-NASCAR event in New York.
"Our on-track incidents, we've been very clear of what we expect and that's if you are involved in an on-track incident and can't continue forward progress, we require you to stay in the car, that's the safest place to be," Buck said.
"Stay in there with all your safety gear buckled up. If there's smoke or extenuating circumstances, a fire, you feel that you then can get out but you're not supposed to leave the car until instructed to do so. So that's what we have issue with and we talked to Trevor about it. When he got out of the car, he walked across the racing surface.
"We'll continue the conversation with him. It was a good conversation. He's got an understanding and an awareness of the situation and what happened. We'll continue that conversation and do what we do on Mondays.''
Buck also discussed Kyle Busch getting out of his car to address Brian Scott following a wreck.
"We'll look at the event as a whole, and if there's any other issues, we'll address that if need be," Buck said.