While crewmembers were
preparing their No. 95 Ford for practice at Kansas Speedway this morning, firefighters
were battling a blaze at Leavine Family Racing’s Concord, NC, shop that heavily damaged the
building and destroyed four race cars.
Crews from the Harrisburg and Concord Fire Departments
encountered flames and heavy smoke when they arrived at on scene just after 7 a.m.,
and battled the blaze for nearly 90 minutes before bringing it under control.
"We can confirm there was
a fire at our Concord, North Carolina shop last night," the team said in a
written statement this morning. "Luckily, no one was injured. We are
working with the fire department and local officials to determine what
happened. We've heard from the fire department there was significant damage to
the back of the race shop. As you can imagine, we are still working to assess
the full situation."
The officials told WSOC-TV in Charlotte that the cause of the fire remains undetermined, no injuries to firefighters or team personnel were reported.
The officials told WSOC-TV in Charlotte that the cause of the fire remains undetermined, no injuries to firefighters or team personnel were reported.
Driver Michael McDowell and
the team’s No. 95 Thrivent Financial Ford took part in practice this morning at
Kansas Speedway.
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