Driver Greg Martin was arrested and banned for two years after ramming into a car in the pits, injuring two crew members. The incident occurred during the season-opener of the Best Plumber 604 Racing Series at 1-75 Raceway.
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The Best Plumber 604 Racing Series -- a regional dirt late model division -- was competing at 1-75 Raceway on Saturday night for its season-opener when the dangerous incident took place.
Greg Martin and Matt Henderson collided in the feature race, and Martin was frustrated. While Henderson's car was receiving service in the pits, Martin drove into the side of the vehicle at a low rate of speed. Even still, there were two crew members standing on the opposite side of the car, and both were knocked to the ground by the impact. One of the crew members did suffer some injuries, including bruised ribs.
Martin was immediately disqualified and was not allowed to take any further part in the race weekend. Martin, 51, was also arrested and charged with aggravated assault. The series also suspended him for at least two years.
I may be wrong but I believe he got a 2 year ban for this!!!!! pic.twitter.com/MvySDesDmH
ā Bench Racing (@RacingBench) May 10, 2026
Drone footage of Greg Martin ramming Matt Henderson at I-75 in the hot pit was shared with me. pic.twitter.com/NNfNtsiqfz
ā John Trent Racing (@JFTrentRacing) May 11, 2026
"Driver and crew safety is of the utmost importance to the Best Plumber 604 Racing Series," series officials said in a statement. āAll participants are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that protects the safety of competitors, crews, officials, fans and partner tracksā and it will ācontinue to uphold the standards of conduct expected at all series events.ā
Henderson addressed the incident that led to the pit road run-in via Facebook, saying: "I bottomed out and hit Greg getting into turn one 3 laps after a restart. We had ran door to door for 3 laps so if my intention was to wreck him I wouldnāt have waited to do it for 3 laps. We hit as I bounced through the holes and it wrecked us. I hate that. Would rather have just got me. If Greg wanted to fight me or tell me how unhappy he was or anything to that degree Iād have understood it. No one wants that. So I get it. When he chose to use his race car to hit mine in a crowded pit area and injured people, that I canāt understand. That is not something that should ever happen.
Greg Martin collided with Matt Henderson's car in the pits, knocking over two crew members and injuring one.
Greg Martin was charged with aggravated assault following the incident in the pits.
Greg Martin has been suspended for at least two years from the Best Plumber 604 Racing Series.
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"I apologize to my team for everything that happened. I hate mine and Gregās car was torn up in the on track stuff and then further once he rammed them together in the pit area.
I am not asking for support of the on track incident or anyone to think that I blame him for that. I bottomed out and caused that accident. The running through the pits speeding to hit a car and assaulting guys with race cars has to be a hard line in the sand that we donāt allow to get crossed.
"Thankfully no one was injured far worse. Stuff like that can head a completely different direction rather we mean for it to or not."
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