Hockey and auto racing are considered high speed collision sports, so perhaps it was appropriate that NASCAR Truck Series drivers and members of the Golden Knights go for a skate Friday afternoon at City National Arena.
There were no incidents, unless one counts several spills taken by Noah Gragson, the extroverted rookie driver from Las Vegas who made several length-of-the-rink rushes, only to run out of brakes. Gragson crashed into the dasher boards and Plexiglas behind the net before coming to a stop.
The fun-loving 19-year-old was joined by reigning Truck Series champion Johnny Sauter and playoff drivers John Hunter Nemechek, Chase Briscoe and Ryan Truex in the photo op leading up to Saturday’s 5:15 p.