Kaulig Racing announced Wednesday night the hauler for its No. 10 team was involved in an accident on the way to Kansas Speedway for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race.
Team president Chris Rice said in a statement released on social media that Kaulig’s two drivers for the hauler were alert and had been transported to a hospital for evaluation.
According to told Fox Carolina, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said the hauler was traveling westbound on I-40 in McDowell County when it went off the right side of the road near mile marker 93. It went through a guard rail and down an embankment before stopping in the woods.
Rice said the team still planned to field two cars in Saturday’s race.
Ross Chastain is entered in the No. 10 Chevrolet this weekend for his fifth start of the year with the team. Chastain was announced Tuesday as the full-time driver of the car next season.
Kaulig also will field the No. 11 Chevy of Justin Haley in Saturday’s race.
UPDATE: Kaulig Racing announced Thursday morning its hauler drivers had been released from the hospital and were recovering at home. It said the team had been “working diligently through the night to prepare an additional primary for Kansas, with help from our technical alliance partners at (Richard Childress Racing).”
Thursday afternoon the team confirmed that RCR’s No. 21 Xfinity Series hauler is transporting Chastain’s new primary and backup cars to Kansas, where it is expected to arrive around 8 a.m. Friday.
Both hauler drivers have been released and are recovering at home. Thank you to all for your comments, prayers and concern. Our guys have been working diligently through the night to prepare an additional primary for Kansas, with help from our technical alliance partners at RCR.
— Kaulig Racing (@KauligRacing) October 17, 2019
Man I’m glad them boys are alright! https://t.co/WDjmseC8Nf
— Ross Chastain (@RossChastain) October 17, 2019
The last 24 hrs have been just crazy. Our drives back home and are okay!! Thank you to everyone that has reached out it really means a lot to me and @KauligRacing!! pic.twitter.com/3SUIjkxXGS
— Chris Rice (@C_Rice1) October 17, 2019