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Legacy Motor Club driver John Hunter Nemechek has spoken out after suffering a costly crash during the NASCAR Cup Series USA Today 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The 28-year-old driver lost control of his No. 42 Toyota Camry after hitting the bumps at the entry of Turn 3, causing him to go into a spin and crash into the barriers.
Nemechek was seen by the infield medical centre before being cleared and released.
“I’m good. I hate it for all my guys, we were on a really good stretch the last few weeks,” he explained after the crash.
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“Getting into Turn 3 under the 35, I don’t know if just when I hit the bumps, but it automatically turned sideways, and I was along for the ride. So I hate it. We were making ground on it all day.
“Getting better track position-wise. Now we’re going home with a wrecked race car. We’ll be back next week at Kansas.”
This comes a week after Nemechek crashed with Chase Elliott at Bristol Motor Speedway. The latter was sent spinning into the wall as he fought for a top-10 position.
“You know, it was a game of just how quick could you get to the bottom after a few laps to preserve your tire,” Elliott said after the race. “And I thought I was doing the smart thing — the Penske guys had got position on me, so I was just trying to get back down in line.
“Yeah, I got a huge shot from behind and I don’t know if maybe he had gotten hit or I just stacked the lane up that much or what. But yeah, nonetheless, it happened and it’s done.”
NASCAR Cup Series USA Today 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Results
- Ryan Blaney — Running
- Josh Berry — Running
- William Byron — Running
- Joey Logano — Running
- Chase Elliott — Running
- Christopher Bell — Running
- Kyle Larson — Running
- Michael McDowell — Running
- Ross Chastain — Running
- Chase Briscoe — Running
- Carson Hocevar — Running
- Denny Hamlin — Running
- Austin Dillon — Running
- Ryan Preece — Running
- Alex Bowman — Running
- Noah Gragson — Running
- Austin Cindric — Running
- Chris Buescher — Running
- Todd Gilliland — Running
- AJ Allmendinger — Running
- Tyler Reddick — Running
- Riley Herbst — Running
- Brad Keselowski — Running
- Cole Custer — Running
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — Running
- Bubba Wallace — Running
- Zane Smith — Running
- Erik Jones — Running
- Ty Dillon — Running
- Kyle Busch — Running
- Cody Ware — Running
- Shane van Gisbergen — Running
- Justin Haley — Running
- John H Nemechek — Out
- Ty Gibbs — Out
- Daniel Suarez — Out