NASCAR Pace car spins and crashes at Phoenix Raceway occurred when the driver misjudged the approach to pit road, leading to a loss of control and a collision with sand barrels designed for safety. This event raised critical concerns about pace car operational protocols and the need for heightened situational awareness on race days.

NASCAR red flagged the race and stopped the cars on the track while they cleaned up the mess at the pit road entrance. And they also had to swap pace cars after the original one was damaged in the incident. Yes, there’s a backup pace car. The pace car just CRASHED into the sand barrels at the entrance of pit road!

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We can’t think of too many instances where pace cars have crashed in any races, let alone NASCAR Xfinity Series. But it happened on Saturday at the Phoenix Raceway at the start of Stage 2 as fans and even the announcers looked on in disbelief.