Norm Benning OK After Fiery Talladega Incident

Norm Benning OK After Fiery Talladega Incident

Norm Benning escaped largely unscathed after his Chevrolet was engulfed in flames at Talladega due to an engine failure on lap 65.

"I've never been in an explosion like that,"

Benning said after returning from an extended stay at the infield care center. He added:

"I've never got out of a race car so fast in my life. I had the net down and the belts loose before I got stopped and just got out of there as quick as I could."

Benning’s No. 6 Chevrolet came to a stop on the Talladega backstretch. He climbed from his race truck under his own power.

"I was holding my breath, and I couldn’t hold my breath anymore and I took in some smoke,"

Benning added, noting that

"My whole right side feels like it’s sunburned, but I’m fine."

Author's summary: Norm Benning survives a fiery incident at Talladega.

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