Carson Kvapil, driver of the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops car, flipped on the backstretch on lap two of the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway and walked away under his own power.
Kvapil had started on the outside of the front row and briefly took the lead before William Byron, driver, and Corey Day, driver, moved ahead as the field closed up, and on lap two Josh Bilicki, driver, spun down the apron. Kvapil got loose, was hit by William Byron, struck the outside wall, and then was rear-ended by Parker Retzlaff, driver, which exposed the car’s underbelly and sent it flipping.
Safety crews righted the No. 1 car, Kvapil exited under his own power, was evaluated and released from the in-field care center, and later spoke with The CW Sports about the crash.
The race was red-flagged for 12 minutes and restarted on lap 28 after 25 caution laps; practice and qualifying had been canceled on Friday due to storms in the area.
This article is based on reporting from Road and Track Motorsport.
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