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NASCAR Sprint-Cup Series
CUP: Engine Explodes During Testing At JGR
No injuries were reported in an accident Friday at Joe Gibbs Racing…
Mike Hembree  |  Posted February 04, 2011   Charlotte, NC
Denny Hamlin (Left) and Kyle Busch (Right) compete for Joe Gibbs Racing. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
No injuries were reported Friday after an engine undergoing testing exploded at Joe Gibbs Racing’s headquarters in Huntersville, N.C.

News reports indicated that an engine being tested on a dynamometer, a machine that puts engines through the stresses normally found in race-track use, exploded and caused a fire.

The fire was contained within the engine-testing area. Area firefighters responded to the call.

Work in other areas of the building resumed shortly after employees received the all-clear from safety workers.

Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEED.com and has been covering motorsports for 28 years. He has written several books on NASCAR, including "NASCAR: The Definitive History of America's Sport" and "Then Tony Said To Junior: The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told". He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.
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