McMurray crashes at Talladega practice

Jamie McMurray was the victim of an impressive crash this Friday during testing for the Nascar Cup Series at the Talladega (Alabama) superspeedway. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver suffered a puncture on his right rear tire while racing in a tight group.

His Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 collided with the No. 31 of Ryan Newman before rolling before hitting the inside wall. Jamie McMurray emerged unscathed from the accident after setting the fastest time in the tests.

“I had never done such barrels until now, explained the Chip Ganassi pilot. I opened my eyes for a few moments, but you never know when the impact will occur and how many other cars are involved in the accident. »

Following this accident, Nascar officials decided to further reduce the power of the Cup Series cars in this restrictor plate event. The power drop is around 12hp.