Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Safely Emerges From Flaming Car During Roval 400
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. did not finish in the Bank of America Roval 400 on Sunday as his car caught fire about 100 laps in. The fire was very visible as it burned near the front right tire as smoke filled and surrounded the #47 Totino's Pizza Rolls-branded car. After a few moments Stenhouse emerged from disabled vehicle and calmly walked away taking great care not to look back in case of explosion.
Holy shit, this was a scary 15 seconds. I'm pretty sure my heart stopped until I saw Stenhouse's helmet pop out. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/2KR8BKeoYJ
— Cork Gaines, Ph.D. (@CorkGaines) October 8, 2023
You'll notice that just as he gets out of the car the fire appears inside the car, which would have been a pretty serious issue if he had still been inside. What an absolutely wild sport.
A scary fire for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 8, 2023
He got out of the car. #NASCAR
📺 : NBC pic.twitter.com/UCsJAdCplr
Since Stenhouse was alright, it was OK to joke about the Pizza Rolls. You won't be the only one.
Glad Stenhouse got out safely.
— Dave Walls (@DaveWallsWSET) October 8, 2023
That said, who hasn't overcooked the pizza rolls like this? #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/Hi3afEQe0i
Stenhouse came into the race ranked 14th in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series with one win and nine top-10 finishes on the season. So yeah, he's a pretty good driver, but he's still going to need a lift home tonight. The Totino's car is going to have to go to a garage for at least a few days to get out all the smoke smell.