A Day After Kyle Larson’s Nasty Wreck, Tony Stewart’s Nascar Driver Involved in a Harrowing Crash of His Own

Opening its doors in 1990, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway has been home to NASCAR’s Cup Series races for more than 30 years now. The speedway added a quarter-mile dirt track in 2018 and has since hosted American Flat Track and USAC Dirt Midget Granite State Legends Cars. For this season, NHMS’s quarter-mile dirt track has added New England Racing Fuel’s Dirt Duels to its itinerary. And seems like, Chase Briscoe has already kicked off some action.

Serving as a kick-off to the upcoming Crayon 301 Cup Series race, the Friday night Dirt Duels witnessed NASCAR star Chase Briscoe jump in for some dirt action. Driving Matt Tanner’s #14 winged sprint car, Chase Briscoe was subject to a harrowing crash that echoed Kyle Larson’s Eldora Million race incident.

Tony Stewart’s boys, Kyle and Chase, were seen struggling on the tracks

On Thursday, Kyle Larson competed in Tony Stewart’s one-of-a-kind Eldora Million Sprint Car race. Making it past the Heat stages, Larson had his eyes set on the $1 million prize cheque. During the main event, Aaron Reutzel spun out in front of Yung Money, leading to a five-car pileup that left the cars unsalvageable. The vicious crash effectively ended Kyle Larson’s hope of a consecutive million-dollar win for the 2023 season. 

A similar fate befell Chase Briscoe during the Friday night Dirt Duels. Behind the wheel of the Mahindra Tractors #14 winged sprint car, Briscoe was in the fourth position during the Heat race. Trailing the #6, #12, and #17 cars, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver moved up to the third spot as the #12 car was pushed to the outer wall. Sliding hard in the turn, the #12 darted ahead to make up for its lost spot. Catching the right side of Briscoe’s #14 during the overtake, the #12 car hopped before flipping upside down. In the ensuing chaos, Chase Briscoe’s #14 car also sustained damage, bringing him to a stop. Luckily, both drivers walked away unharmed. 

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As news of his crash swept over Reddit, fans had a lot to say regarding New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s decision to hold a Sprint Car event.

Fans ridicule NHMS’s Sprint Car choice after Chase Briscoe’s hit

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With the news of Chase Briscoe’s tango at the Sprint Car event taking over Reddit, fans had varied reactions to the incident. Many even pointed out how the winged Sprint Cars looked gigantic on the comparatively small dirt track of the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Ridiculing NHMS for its choice to field the Sprint Car Dirt Duels, one fan wrote, “Is that a track for ants?”

Another fan was surprised to learn that NHMS has a dirt oval, commenting, “NHMS has a dirt track?” Here are some more comments from the fans. 

“I’m sorry but who thought racing sprint cars on a go kart track was a good idea”

“Definitely for bikes, the Sprint cars look comically large lol.”

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“Since when have they had a dirt track? Glad everyone is okay though”

“In all seriousness, glad to hear that Chase is OK and I hope he and Larson both have an awesome race Sunday”

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Rejoining the main event post his crash, Chase Briscoe then went on to win the race, bagging the Friday night Dirt Duels title, even expressing his desire to come back to the event next year.