Sprint car racer Chase Johnson was involved in a violent crash during the Mike Curb Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver ...

Verstappen controlled the race from pole position ... hectic weekend like this to get the car in the right window but luckily the last few times we had a sprint the car was in a good window.

Polesitter Bagnaia got off to a great first start, forcing Martin to run wide as chaos unfolded behind that caused an early red flag to the race ... the unfortunate sprint crash that many said ...

Of course, Sprint Qualy is always very difficult, you never really know how much you can push. “The whole day the car was working well. I'm happy to be first, it's been a while, so happy with today.