NASCAR has asked International Speedway Corporation to come up with a plan to improve the inside retaining wall on the frontstretch after an accident Friday night during the Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. Andy Lally’s truck smashed into the wall, virtually breaking it in half, leaving concrete pieces on the track but the rebar remained in tact.
The race was stopped for 16 minutes as NASCAR put a temporary barrier behind the wall for the rest of the race. Track workers then welded steel plates into the back of the wall before Nextel Cup practice today.
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Well your going to have bad wrecks once in while and you cant make tracks 100% safe
The hit didn’t look as bad as the damage it caused…maybe PIR is due for some renovations.