WATCH: Joe Gibbs Racing’s team bus catches fire, no injuries reported 

NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 - Practice
NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 - Practice

A Joe Gibbs Racing bus caught fire at New Hampshire Motor Speedway late Friday morning, around 1:19 AM ET. The bus was stationed in the driver/owner parking area within the infield. The blaze was first captured on video by Keith Clark, a Facebook user who posted the footage online, depicting the front of the bus engulfed in flames, with two firefighters swiftly trying to extinguish it.

Toby Christie, the chief editor of Racing America and owner of TobyChristie.com, confirmed with Joe Gibbs Racing that the motorhome was theirs. The team clarified that the bus wasn't used personally by team owner Joe Gibbs at the track; it was typically used for meetings and gatherings during races.

A representative from the Joe Gibbs Racing team confirmed that no one was on board when the fire started, and fortunately, there were no injuries or damage to other buses in the vicinity reported.

Toby Christie forwarded the information on Twitter, posting the video of the motorhome on fire:

"Facebook user Keith Clark captured this video from NHMS late Thursday/early Friday. @JoeGibbsRacing has confirmed to me that this is their team bus, which is used for meetings and gatherings at the track, on fire in the video. Nobody was in the bus at the time, and no injuries."

In the owner standings, Joe Gibbs Racing currently holds third place, thanks to Denny Hamlin with 553 points, trailing just behind Hendrick Motorsports drivers Kyle Larson [607 points] and Chase Elliott [591 points], respectively. William Byron [537 points], another HMS driver, occupies the fourth spot. However, New Hampshire is a track where JGR has historically performed well.

Joe Gibbs Racing will field four cars in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series USA Today 301. Meanwhile, of their four entries in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series event at the 1.058-mile speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, the #20 has already clinched a title at New Hampshire.


Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Christopher Bell, clinched his 4th victory at New Hampshire in the Xfinity Series

Christopher Bell executed a thrilling three-wide, last-lap pass to secure his latest NASCAR Xfinity Series race win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver led 43 of 203 laps, adding this victory to his previous New Hampshire wins in 2018, 2019, and 2021. Sheldon Creed finished second and Cole Custer third, both narrowly missing out on thwarting Bell's dash to victory lane.

However, talking about the last lap Bell said, "Just being really fortunate, that's for sure."

He also expressed sympathy for Sheldon Creed, adding, "I feel so bad for Sheldon; he’s been really, really close to winning these things. And today he did everything right to win that race. [...] Then coming to the white flag he got cold loose and that's what opened the door for me."
“This Mobile Camry was really really good initially. Once I got the track position, I was kind of another guy. So very fortunate to keep my undefeated streak alive," Bell said via NASCAR.com
"Once I got to the inside at three-wide down the front straightaway, I felt like I was in the position I wanted to be to win the race,” Bell remarked as per michigansthumb.com.

The Joe Gibbs Racing drivers are now setting their sights on a Cup Series win at New Hampshire to replicate their success across both series.

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