Pit crew member ejected at Talladega for not wearing protective gear

Brant James | USA TODAY Sports

TALLADEGA, Ala. — A crew member from Justin Allgaier's team was ejected from the GEICO 500 on Sunday when he was found handling a fuel can behind pit wall without wearing a helmet or head sock.

Mark O'Donnell was removed from Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, the 2.66-mile trioval.

Pit road fire safety has become a bigger issue recently after a blaze in an XFINITY Series race at Richmond injured three crewman from two different teams.

A minor fire also erupted from a gas can during a Ryan Newman pit stop on Sunday.