Former Formula One world champion Kimi Räikkönen saw his NASCAR Cup Series debut come to an early conclusion on Sunday after a final-stage crash at Watkins Glen International.
Räikkönen’s day in the No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet ended just before the halfway mark of the race after he got jammed up in the bus-stop chicane on Lap 44 of the 90-lap race. The Iceman was on the receiving end of contact and was pushed into the tire barrier.
The damage to the No. 91 was enough to end Räikkönen’s debut race. He finished 37th.
“I had a good line there … unfortunately I had no time to react,” Raikkonen told NBC Sports’ Parker Kligerman.