No penalties for Bayley Currey’s team after roof incident
NASCAR did not levy any penalties on Bayley Currey after his truck turned into a convertible during the Craftsman Truck Series race Saturday at Atlanta.
During the FR8 208 on Saturday at Atlanta, Currey’s windshield appeared to be bowing in. Then, a piece of his roof flew off, causing a caution.
Currey pitted, then went to the garage. NASCAR officials met the team there to look over the truck. Then, they took the roof piece that fell off.
Currey told TRE he hit a piece of debris, which knocked the windshield tabs loose. He said the windshield was lying on the bars, bringing air into the cockpit and under the roof. Then, the roof piece peeled off and flew onto the track.
A representative for NASCAR told us they couldn’t determine if the bolts came out first and caused the roof to fly off – or if the roof came off and caused the bolts to come out – so they didn’t penalize them.
NASCAR plans to have a safety team visit the shop Wednesday to take a closer look at the truck.
Teams have come under fire before for loosening part of their front and/or rear windshields to make the cars/trucks more streamlined and subsequently faster.
In tech inspection after last fall’s Talladega race, NASCAR disqualified Kevin Harvick. Officials found seven of the eight top windshield fasteners were either loose or missing – when all of them must be tight.
During the Truck race that Currey had his issues in, NASCAR disqualified Layne Riggs for a similar reason as Harvick was disqualified for at Talladega.
Riggs’ windshield appeared to bow in late in the race, prompting NASCAR to black flag him.
Then, in post-race tech inspection, NASCAR disqualified Riggs from the race.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com