Jeb Burton, the son of NASCAR legend Ward Burton and the driver of the No. 27 Our Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, went for a ride down the front stretch at Pocono on his roof after he made hard contact with the inside wall.
The wreck started when the No. 26 lost control coming off turn three. He would be clobbered in the middle of the track by the No. 48 of Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Burton attempted to avoid the wreck by diving to the inside of the track. However, he quickly ran out of racetrack when Stenhouse Jr. came down the track and smashed Burton’s car against the inside wall.
The violent collision would send Burton’s car airborne before flipping over and then sliding down the front stretch on his roof before finally coming to a stop,
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Here’s another look at the wreck from pit road.
After being cleared from the infield care center Burton was asked what it was like being upside down. He responded, “Man, that was not good. Hate it for my guys. Those guys work really hard on our racecars. And we don’t have a lot of cars, Marty. To tear up another car two weeks in a row isn’t good.
He continued, “But just appreciate the safety crew that got to me fast. Appreciate all our partners for sticking with me. It’s been a tough year, but we’ll keep digging and working on some stuff for next year”
“Like I said hate it for our guys, and main thing is we can build another race car, glad I’m okay. And thanks to the safety crew,” he added.
On Twitter he added, “I’m all good thanks to the safety crew and my guys for building a safe race car. Our luck will change!”
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In response to a fan telling him, “loved seeing you climb out and wave to the crowd,” Burton replied, “Hearing the fans brought some joy to me after that!”
He would later make light of the situation sharing a gif from Talladega Nights with Will Ferrell’s character Ricky Bobby saying, “Yep. I’m flying through the air. This is not good.”
He later tweeted, “Off of three at Pocono Raceway is tricky. They have done a great job extending the wall to protect pit road.”
Burton is currently 17th in points. He’s 123 points behind Landon Cassill who currently sits in 12th and is holding on to the last playoff spot.
Noah Gragson would go on to win the race at Pocono after a duel with Ty Gibbs in the final laps. The win would give Gragson his third of the year and tie him for the second most wins for the season with his teammate Justin Allgaeier. Gibbs has the most wins with four and sits atop the points standings. Gragson is third in points behind Allgaier and Gibbs.
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