Hendrick Motorsports Faces Another Setback as Third Driver Meets Detrimental Fate
NASCAR
Hendrick Motorsports faced a detrimental fate on Monday after a rain-hampered race on Sunday in Michigan. With Chase Elliott and William Byron already sidelined on Sunday, Hendrick Motorsports were struck with another blow on Monday.
Chase Elliott and William Byron sidelined
Chase Elliott was running 9th on lap 34 when the right rear tire gave away, and he spun off the track. He was seen driving into the garage shortly afterward. His teammate William Byron ran into the outside wall on the exit of turn 4; it was the last lap of stage 1. NASCAR’s Damaged Vehicle Policy came into play and he was ruled out of the race.
Alex Bowman's unfortunate fate
Hendrick Motorsports remained hopeful with both Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman present and lively in the race. Unfortunately, that too dried out in the 127th lap. In a battle involving multiple cars, Front Row Sports’ #38 driver Todd Gilliland got squeezed into the outside wall by Michael McDowell. In the commotion that followed as Gilliland scrapped the wall, Chase Briscoe tagged Alex Bowman. The #48 HMS driver then spun and collided hard with Gilliland’s damaged car.
Hendrick Motorsports struggle at Michigan International Speedway
While Chris Buescher recorded back-to-back wins in the Cup Series, it was a day to forget for HMS. The NASCAR giants were already struggling with two of their four drivers fighting for their playoff spot. Safe to say, it didn’t get any better on Monday.
NASCAR Hall of Famer Comes to “Most-Hated” Ross Chastain’s Rescue as He Calls Out “Ridiculous” Targetting of the Watermelon Man
