The NASCAR championship weekend turned into an unexpected spectacle when the pace car crashed on pit row, sparking sharp commentary from racing legend Dale Earnhardt Jr.

NASCAR red flagged the race and stopped the cars on the track while they cleaned up the mess at the pit road entrance. And they also had to swap pace cars after the original one was damaged in the incident. Yes, there’s a backup pace car. The pace car just CRASHED into the sand barrels at the entrance of pit road!

On the Stage Two restart, the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race was red-flagged but not for a competitor, instead because the Pace Car lost control, crashing into the sand barrier at the entrance to the pit row.

The NASCAR season might have wrapped up in Phoenix, but the drama and debates are far from over. The post Injury-Scarred Dale Jr. Slams NASCAR's Phoenix Obsession After Joe Gibbs' Grandson's Dangerous Crash appeared first on EssentiallySports.

We can’t think of too many instances where pace cars have crashed in any races, let alone NASCAR Xfinity Series. But it happened on Saturday at the Phoenix Raceway at the start of Stage 2 as fans and even the announcers looked on in disbelief.