Breaking news
NASCAR Cup Bristol II
MWR teammates collide while running inside the top five
Both cars suffered damage in an incident on Lap 370.
Jim Utter
Edited: Aug 23, 2015, 3:45 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
What looked like a strong – and much-needed – night for Michael Waltrip Racing fell apart quickly when teammates Clint Bowyer and David Ragan wrecked while both were running in the top-five.
Exiting Turn 2 on Lap 370 of 500, Jimmie Johnson, Ragan and Bowyer got three-wide with Johnson on the outside. As Johnson came down the track, Ragan came down as well and into the right-front of Bowyer.
Ragan’s No. 55 Toyota was sent spinning and slammed into the interior wall. He took his car to the garage for repairs to his radiator.
“It looks like (Johnson) jumped to our outside and I was racing for position and then Clint was on the inside,” Ragan said. “I feel bad because I know Clint can’t afford anything bad to happen.”
Bowyer spun but collected himself and was able to resume racing on the restart on Lap 380 and running back in the Top 10.
Entering the race, neither driver had a win and was locked into the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The issue comes on the heels of the announcement this week that MWR would not field any fulltime entries in the Cup series in the 2016 season.
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Hendrick not living up to its own lofty expectations
Next article Bowyer breathes some life into Chase bid for MWR
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Jim Utter
Erik Jones agrees to multi-year contract extension with Legacy Motor Club
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Erik Jones agrees to multi-year contract extension with Legacy Motor Club
Goodyear's option tires at Richmond "were like Mario Kart with a star"
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Richmond II
Goodyear's option tires at Richmond "were like Mario Kart with a star"
NASCAR: Austin Dillon move was "really close to crossing the line"
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Richmond II
NASCAR: Austin Dillon move was "really close to crossing the line"
More from
Clint Bowyer
The wildest fights in modern NASCAR Cup history
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Bristol II
The wildest fights in modern NASCAR Cup history
Clint Bowyer and Jamie McMurray to make surprise NASCAR return with Ram
NASCAR Truck
NASCAR Truck
Texas
Clint Bowyer and Jamie McMurray to make surprise NASCAR return with Ram
Clint Bowyer: "It’s time to allow somebody else to have fun”
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Clint Bowyer: "It’s time to allow somebody else to have fun”
More from
Michael Waltrip Racing
Moffitt's win gives him new foothold in NASCAR after MWR's demise
NASCAR Truck
NASCAR Truck
Michigan
Moffitt's win gives him new foothold in NASCAR after MWR's demise
Truex would like to stay with Furniture Row "for a long time"
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Truex would like to stay with Furniture Row "for a long time"
Michael Waltrip facing bittersweet Daytona 500 without MWR
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Daytona 500
Michael Waltrip facing bittersweet Daytona 500 without MWR
Latest news
Final NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Homestead finale
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
2 h
Final NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Homestead finale
Official race results: NASCAR Cup Homestead season finale
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
2 h
Official race results: NASCAR Cup Homestead season finale
Ryan Blaney wins Homestead NASCAR Cup finale as Kyle Larson claims 2026 title
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
3 h
Ryan Blaney wins Homestead NASCAR Cup finale as Kyle Larson claims 2026 title
Winners and losers from F1's chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Sao Paulo GP
4 h
Winners and losers from F1's chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe