CONCORD, N.C. -- The second open Cup test on the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course has been adventurous for some and dangerous for William Byron, who experienced an ugly wreck early Tuesday afternoon.
The Hendrick Motorsports rookie lost brake pressure and plowed into both tire barriers located in Turn 1, the left-hand turn that leads to the infield portion of the course.
Byron was able to exit his car.
.@WilliamByron crashes into the tire barrier entering Turn 1 at @CLTMotorSpdwy. pic.twitter.com/FftnMTd25o
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 17, 2018
#NASCAR ... Damage to William Byron’s after hitting tire barriers nose first in turn 1, trying to get on to infield part of course. Locked brakes and never made the turn. pic.twitter.com/eJG5snvcBJ
— Dustin Long (@dustinlong) July 17, 2018
Never had a brake failure before. Not fun.
— William Byron (@WilliamByron) July 17, 2018
Bro, same thing same spot for me. Must be a rookie thing?🤷🏽♂️ https://t.co/F5xvXIL6X1
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) July 17, 2018
No fun
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) July 17, 2018
The rookie’s incident was the fourth notable one of the day.
The first three all occurred in Turns 3 and 4. Alex Bowman was the first, as he spun and hit a tire barrier, receiving minor damage. The splitter on his No. 88 Chevrolet was replaced.
Ryan Blaney followed later, hitting the wall twice and forcing the team to a backup car.
Erik Jones then spun in the same area without hitting anything.