"Sorry not buying this"; "Every other car managed" - NASCAR fans unconvinced by Alpha Prime's Alon Day-Justin Allgaier crash explanation

JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier was severely wrecked by Alpha Prime Racing driver Alon Day during the Xfinity Series practice session at the Chicago Street Course. After the wreck, Alpha Prime Racing's co-owner Tommy Joe Martins justified the incident on social media.

He wrote on X (formerly Twitter):

"Street racing = Low visibility, bad comms. Spotter can’t see cars til late entry to 4. Alon making his first laps at speed. No lights, no flags. Spotters call caution but the driver hears it 1/2 the time. I was spotting T11. Hard to hear. Gutted for @Alon_Day. He deserved more."

However, NASCAR fans were not convinced by the explanation given by Alpha Prime Racing's owner. According to a few fans, several cars ahead of #45 Day slowed down and passed the stationary #7 car on the turn, whereas the Alpha Prime Racing driver didn't. One fan wrote on X:

"Sorry excuse! Every other car managed to miss the 7 car!"

"Ummm…yea - sorry not buying this one - too many cars got by fine," another user wrote.

"So how does every other car manage to communicate it in time and make it by safely? I understand stuff happens. But this seems inexcusable when there's THAT many other teams managing to get by fine," a fan said.

Meanwhile, some fans pointed out that the spotter stand was close to Turn 4.

"Those are the spotters in the background," a fan posted.

"It was literally in front of the spotter stand," a fan wrote.

"Um that is a spotter stand right there at the turn. 10 or more cars got through just fine and were slowing down. Really no excuse somebody dropped the ball," another fan said.

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Justin Allgaier reacts to the Alon Day crash

Ahead of The Loop 110 event, #7 Allgaier crashed the tire barrier with minimal damage on Turn 4 in the first couple of minutes of the practice session. The situation worsened when the #45 Day slid into the turn and collided with the rear of Allgaier's Chevrolet.

Justin Allgaier interacted with reporters after being released from the infield care center and said (via On3):

"It’s such a treacherous spot there. Fortunately, I pride myself in not having to go to a backup car very often. Really hate it for everybody on this seven team, I mean the guys did an amazing job. I was sitting there and honestly thought we were going to be just fine and you see the aftermath."

"I’m disappointed, I know that ended his weekend, the last thing he wants to do is hit me, right? That’s not what he wants to do. It’s just lack of communication, unfortunately," Allgaier added.

Meanwhile, the #7 JRM driver will continue to compete in his backup car. Day, on the other hand, who was competing for the first time since his last run in a NASCAR national series in 2018, was forced to retire from the Chicago Street Race.