The objective of a grassroots driver who lives 20 miles from Michigan International Speedway was to have a calm day until he collided forcefully with the Turn 3 and Turn 4 wall. With 42 laps remaining in Saturday’s NASCAR Truck Series race, Morgen Baird, a Jackson resident who grew up in Grass Lake, went sideways. He struck the wall with such force that the wall was damaged and the back of the truck crumpled. In order to fix the wall, NASCAR had to stop the race for twenty minutes. During the fix, trucks were parked on the backstretch. It was a powerful blow. After being examined and released from the infield care center. “I felt like we were making really good strides on our Alro F-150 up until that point.”
Baird told Fox Sports reporter Bob Pockrass, “I really hate that that happened. I apologize to everyone involved.”
Nathan Byrd, the driver, was also taken into custody in the collision. When Baird’s truck punctured a hole close to the “M” in the “Michigan U.S.A.” paint, track workers carried power tools to the wall. In order to reduce crash effects, NASCAR courses feature SAFER barrier walls, which are two walls separated by foam. Baird competed in his second Truck Series race on Saturday. At the time of the event, the 32-year-old was in the lead lap, around 28th place. Baird came in 29th place. “I feel fine. “I think that was one of the more difficult hits I’ve ever experienced,” Baird remarked. “Hopefully, we won’t be destroyed and will return a little stronger the next time.” Baird was not the only motorist involved in an accident on Saturday.
