Traffic on Interstate 75 North near Merchants Driver is flowing after being snarled by a cargo fire involving a NASCAR Nationwide Series rig and hauler. An E-911 dispatcher said the hauler is carrying the #6 Ford driven by Trevor Bayne of Knoxville. Bayne, 22, drives for Roush Fenway Racing on the Nationwide circuit and Wood Brothers Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series. A message left for a Roush Fenway spokesman was not immediately returned. The race car was not damaged, and the rig was unhooked from the hauler alongside the interstate. The fire was reported at 11:36 a.m. No one was reported injured. Mike Kelley, Baynes crew chief, tweeted for assistance from any ‘big rig mechanics near Knoxville’ adding, ‘My race hauler is in need of a little assistance.” Bayne was following the hauler in an RV, according to the dispatcher.( Knoxville News )
