NASCAR pit crew member shields Fox reporter Amanda Busick from 4,000-pound runaway cart
Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images A very scary incident left Fox Sports NASCAR reporter Amanda Busick and pit crew member Donovan Williams with injuries on Friday at Dover Motor Speedway, but it could have been much worse. A 4,000-pound runaway pit cart rolled downhill toward Busick on pit road while teams were setting up for NASCAR Truck Series qualifying.
Williams, a Hendrick Motorsports pit crew member who worked as a tire changer for Spire Motorsports, jumped in front of Busick and shielded her from the runaway pit box as they fell to the ground. Spire crew member Donovan Williams was treated and released Saturday after suffering minor injuries while saving our own @AmandaBusick from a runaway pit box in Dover. pic.
twitter. com/evWuZQMRWI — FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 16, 2026 Williams and Busick each suffered minor injuries, with Williams, a former UConn football player, suffering the worst of it. According to The Athletic , Williams suffered “a laceration to his right buttock that was so deep it was squirting blood, which caused him to feel lightheaded, along with severe road rash to his right hand.
” He was hospitalized but was released on Friday night, and all X-rays came back negative. Busick suffered a hyperextended knee and sore shoulder, along with cuts and bruises. And despite the injuries and big scare, she insisted on covering the NASCAR Truck Series race later in the day.
“Told [Williams] at hospital I hate we had to meet this way… But so grateful we did! ” Busick posted to X on Saturday. “We both agreed what a reminder this is to never take any of it for granted.