Bizarre racing weekend continues with scary flip in NASCAR Canadian Tire race at Trois-Rivieres - MotorSportsTalk

North of the border in Trois-Rivieres this weekend, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race ended early after a scary accident involving driver Xavier Coupal on Lap 51.

Coupal contacted another car driven by Marc-Antoine Camirand, and was sent into a series of barrel rolls at the street circuit. A video of the accident is linked here, via RDS in Canada.

Here’s two screen caps of the accident.

Meanwhile in Trois Rivieres… pic.twitter.com/pLZMV8Grag

— Mattzel89 (@Mattzel89) August 10, 2014

My French is rusty but the commentators said that Coupal was awake. After this, that’s great news. #NCATS pic.twitter.com/7hhyNey1jy

— Steve Wittich (@stevewittich) August 10, 2014

Per NASCAR, Coupal was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.

Here are local tweets from those on site:

Xavier Coupal reported as awake and responsive and transported to hospital. #NCATS #GP3R

— RaceCanada.ca (@RaceCanada_ca) August 10, 2014

Xavier Coupal involved in last lap accident transported to hospital for evaluation. Expected to be released later this evening #NCATS #GP3R

— RaceCanada.ca (@RaceCanada_ca) August 10, 2014

As the race ended early due to the accident, local driver Louis-Philippe Dumoulin of Trois-Rivieres took the victory, his second of the season. He’d passed Kerry Micks earlier in the race and held off ex-Champ Car driver and two-time series champion Andrew Ranger for the win.

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The NTT IndyCar Series will return to the Motor City for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix but with start times in a new location for 2023.

After a 30-year run on Belle Isle, the Detroit GP has moved a few miles south to the streets of downtown on a new nine-turn, 1.645-mile circuit that runs along the Detroit River.

It’s the first time single-seater open-cockpit cars have raced on the streets of Detroit since a CART event on a 2.5-mile downtown layout from 1989-91. Formula One also raced in Detroit from 1982-88.

The reimagined Detroit Grand Prix also will play host to nightly concerts and bring in venders from across the region. Roger Penske predicts the new downtown locale will be bigger for Detroit than when the city played host to the 2006 Super Bowl.

Here are the details and IndyCar start times for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach race weekend (all times are ET):

CHEVROLET DETROIT GRAND PRIX INDYCAR START TIMES

TV: Sunday, 3 p.m. ET on NBC and streaming on Peacock, the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com. Leigh Diffey is the announcer with analysts Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kevin Lee are the pit reporters. Click here for the full NBC Sports schedule for IndyCar in 2023.

Peacock also will be the streaming broadcast for both practices and qualifying.

POSTRACE SHOW ON PEACOCK: After the race’s conclusion, an exclusive postrace show will air on Peacock with driver interviews, postrace analysis and the podium presentation. To watch the extended postrace show, click over to the special stream on Peacock after Sunday’s race ends.

COMMAND TO START ENGINES: 3:23 p.m. ET

GREEN FLAG: 3:30 p.m. ET

PRACTICE: Friday, 3 p.m. (Peacock Premium); Saturday, 9:05 a.m. (Peacock Premium); Sunday, 10 a.m. (Peacock Premium)

PRACTICE RESULTS: Session I l Session II l Combined

QUALIFYING: Saturday, 1:20 p.m. (Peacock Premium)

STARTING LINEUP: Alex Palou captured the first street course pole of his IndyCar career; click here for where everyone will begin Sunday’s race

RACE DISTANCE: The race is 100 laps (170 miles) on a nine-turn, 1.645-mile temporary street course in downtown Detroit.

TIRE ALLOTMENT: Seven sets primary, four sets alternate. Rookie drivers are allowed one extra primary set for the first practice.

PUSH TO PASS: 150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation (Indy NXT: 150 seconds total, 15 seconds per). The push-to-pass is not available on the initial start or any restart unless it occurs in the final two laps or three minutes of a timed race. The feature increases the power of the engine by approximately 60 horsepower.

FORECAST: According to Wunderground.com, it’s expected to be 80 degrees with a 0% chance of rain.

ENTRY LIST: Click here to view the 27 drivers racing Sunday at Detroit

INDY NXT RACES: Saturday, 12:05 p.m. 45 laps/55 minutes (Peacock Premium); Sunday, 12:50 p.m. 45 laps/55 minutes (Peacock Premium)

INDY NXT ENTRY LIST: Click here to view the 19 drivers racing at Detroit