“F**kin’ frightening”: Fans react as scary flip unfolds in NASCAR Xfinity race at Michigan

NASCAR fans reacted to Kyle Sieg's scary crash during Saturday's (August 17) Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway. Unfavorable weather conditions forced the officials to bring out a late-race red flag, following which the event went into a green-white-checkered overtime finish.

23-year-old Kyle Sieg, who drives the No. 28 Bailey Excavating Ford Mustang for RSS Racing, met with perhaps the most traumatic crash of his racing career. According to the footage given below, it seems like what happened to Sieg was the result of a series of bumps, initiated by Big Machine Racing driver, Parker Kligerman.

Kligerman appeared to have bump drafted Caesar Bacarella of Alpha Prime Racing, who then hit the #88 JR Motorsports Chevy driven by 21-year-old Carson Kvapil. As Kvapil began spinning out, the drivers behind him stomped the brakes to avoid a collision. It was at that moment Sieg felt a tap on his rear bumper.

Several fans reacted to the crash at the Cabo Wabo 250 with one calling it 'frightening'.

"F***in' frightening!" the fan said.

Another fan hoped that Sieg was okay after the nerve-chilling crash.

"Hoping that Kyle is OK after that scary roll down the raceway🥺," they said.

Here are a few other reactions to Kyle Sieg's crash:

"This is why you don’t force pack racing, particularly at tracks not built for it," a fan said.

"This is what happens with plate racing," said another.

"Freaking hacks wrecking for a 15th place finish? It’s ridiculous how many times this happens. No penalties for wrecking multiple cars though huh NASCAR?!?" someone commented.

Kyle Sieg was later checked and released from the infield care center. The NASCAR driver received an injury to his right arm but hopes that it is nothing serious.

"Glad I’m alright"- NASCAR driver Kyle Sieg opened up on his late-race crash

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Kyle Sieg during qualifying for the United Rentals 300 at Daytona in February (Source: Imagn)

Kyle Sieg was just thankful that he got to climb out of his car unscathed after the scary wreck. After being released from the care unit, Sieg spoke to the reporters of the same.

"Shaping up to be a good finish there for me, and we got some stage points there in stage one and was just hoping we could have a good finish," Sieg said (via Frontstretch). "You know how the green-white-checkers go. Pretty much going to get destroyed, but that’s what really happened from the backstretch like I said."

“I was behind the No. 48 (Parker Kligerman) and, I don’t know, they were all pushing, and the No. 45 (Garrett Smithley) got out of control and the No. 42 (Leland Honeyman), I don’t know. I hit the No. 48, and the No. 42... I guess...just never lifted," he further opined. "From that I was turning into the infield, and so I closed my eyes when I was about to flip upside down. It was a scary ride. Glad I’m alright. Knocked the wind out of me there. Just glad I’m alright!"

Kyle Sieg joined RSS Racing's Xfinity Series program in 2024 as a full-time driver alongside his brother Ryan Sieg, who drives the No. 39 SciApps Ford Mustang for their family-owned team. Last year, he made 31 starts with the No. 28 machine, delivering a top 10 finish at Atlanta and recording an average finish of 23.5.