Fan Scales Fence to Reach Sheldon Creed During Red-Flagged No. 00 NASCAR Race

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 21

A fan climbed over fences and reached Sheldon Creed’s No. 00 car on track during a red flag at Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego.
The breach happened after a multi-car restart crash brought out the stoppage, with crews cleaning debris and checking barriers following a heavy hit involving Sam Mayer.
Creed briefly spoke with the intruder before the fan climbed back over the fences into the crowd; Creed later told his team radio he thought the man was “wasted.”
The episode echoed a similar 2007 Watkins Glen red-flag incident involving Matt Kenseth, underscoring how stoppages can create security gaps even with cars stationary.