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Crew member gifted car fender from dangerous close call in Gateway pit road crash

Bryan Backus, who works as the rear tire changer for the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series team, narrowly avoided serious injury last weekend at WWT Raceway (Gateway).

A pit road stack-up at Gateway led to a pileup that blocked the entirety of pit road and led to a red flag. Bryan Backus was one of three Joe Gibbs Racing crew members working on the right-side of Crews' car when cars suddenly spun towards them. Jackman Matt Wilps got clipped by the spinning No. 88 of Rajah Caruth, while Nick Sanchez slammed into the rear of the JGR car.

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