A NASCAR safety crew worker accidentally went for a wild ride on Saturday morning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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The unexpected moment occurred during a break in O'Reilly Auto Series practice at the 1.5-mile track. A caution occurred after the No. 74 driven by Dawson Cram had an early engine failure, so the CW went to break. Meanwhile, the track crew workers went out to examine the racing surface.
As a replay showed, one particular worker had some trouble keeping their Ram pickup pointed in the right direction. They slid around multiple times after exiting pit road, but they avoided damage.
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This worker showed some impressive car control. It's nothing out of the ordinary for NASCAR drivers to lose control at the 1.5-mile track just north of the Las Vegas Strip.
Some over-correct and crash into the wall. Others make a mistake and slide through the grass. Members of a third group get the cars back in the groove and continue with the race.
The safety crew worker could belong to this third group. It didn't matter that they had a big jet dryer on the rear of the Ram pickup; they still kept the truck moving in the right direction.
"RCR contract incoming," one person posted on X after watching the replay. Another weighed in and joked that the person in the truck was better than "90% of the drivers."
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers were able to get back out onto Las Vegas Motor Speedway so they could continue practice. Jeremy Clements ultimately posted the fastest time at 29.963 seconds. Ryan Sieg, Austin Green, Jesse Love, and Taylor Gray all posted top-five times.
Love actually led the group in 10-lap average speed at 176.901 mph. Sam Mayer, Gray, Justin Allgaier and Connor Zilisch were all top five in 10-lap average during the Saturday morning session.
