In the course of Group B observe at Martinsville Speedway, Justin Haley took his No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet out onto the observe for his twentieth lap.
Sadly for Haley, the hood pins weren’t secured. Whereas throttling up on the frontstretch, the hood shot up and wrapped across the windshield, momentarily blinding him as he locked up the brakes into Flip 1.
“It broke the hood,” Haley radioed as he averted any harm to the remainder of the automotive earlier than rapidly returning to the pits for repairs. Haley did get again out on observe, however solely briefly. He ended the session with 22 laps run, thirty fourth out of 38 on the time sheets.
Apart from the temporary warning for Haley’s difficulty, the remainder of the difficulty went with out additional interruption.
Bubba Wallace led the way in which with the one quickest lap at 20.115s. Christopher Bell led the way in which among the many Group A drivers and was second general. Denny Hamlin was third, Carson Hocevar fourth, and Cole Custer fifth within the mixed standings.
Wallace additionally led the way in which in one of the best 5 and ten lap averages whereas Ty Gibbs led the way in which in 15, 20 and 25-lap averages. At 30 laps, the latest winner at Martinsville — Ryan Blaney — topped the charts. William Byron, who gained this race one yr in the past, clocked in seventh on the time sheets.
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