A NASCAR hauler was engulfed in flames en route to Texas.
A hauler belonging to HScott Motorsports was traveling westbound on Interstate 20 near mile marker 595 in Longview, Texas when hauler driver Michael Dennis Smith noticed smoke and pulled over. After inspecting, he saw that the trailer was on fire. He then detached it from the truck and pulled away.
The trailer was carrying two cars belonging to the No. 46 team of Michael Annett. HScott Motorsports said nobody was injured and they expect Michael Annett to race this weekend. However, according to Bob Pockrass, the trailer and the cars were a total loss and that a new hauler and cars are being sent from Charlotte.
Both HScott Motorsports cars and at-track equipment in Annett hauler that caught fire were lost. Team sending out cars/hauler now from NC
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) November 5, 2015
Longview and Kilgore officers responded to the scene and shut down the section of the interstate.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
This all comes a day after a Richard Petty Motorsports Xfinity Series hauler carrying the No. 43 car of Dakota Armstrong was involved in a crash in Louisiana.
Authorities on scene of NASCAR stock car trailer fire on I-20 near MM 595 in Gregg Co: https://t.co/h9Mb7XXbzq pic.twitter.com/McNjWG4ooB
— KLTV 7 (@KLTV7) November 5, 2015
The No. 46 hauler caught fire today on way to TMS. Happy to report everyone is safe. Expect 46 to race #AAATX500! pic.twitter.com/gUpLQQr3sE
— HScott Motorsports (@TeamHSM15) November 5, 2015
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