Daytona 300 wreck

[Bunnykid68]

Did anyone just see that car ripped in half and part of it end up almost in the stands? WOW

 

[Hoosier Cowboy]

That's restrictor plate racing for ya!

 

[EvilBlackGun]

Fake cars ....

.... like the Mattel models of modern "racing" can do that, yes they can. Real cars are more durable!

Did anyone just see that car ripped in half and part of it end up almost in the stands? WOW

 

[Colt556]

That was scary looking! Hope no fans were injured.

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

That just goes to show you that no matter what safety precautions are taken accidents do happen. Hope all the fans and drivers are okay and that's just part in NASCAR.

 

[stephen87]

Thoughts are with everyone involved. My dad and I talk about it every year. As a fan, we all know the risks involved with sitting behind a fence that is supposed to hold 43 cars doing 100+ miles per hour. It doesn't make it any easier to see something like this happen, but we all know.

As for the comment about the "fake Mattel cars," I'd like to see a production car hit that fence. I would like to see the damage that those cars would take compared to the NASCARs.

 

[bman1962]

It looked like 1 of the 32 cars wheels flew up over the fence quite a ways into the stands. I hope all are ok.

 

[darkkevin]

All the coverage after the wreck. Not one time vid the camera pan into the stands further back than the walkway where the smoking engine sat, not a good sign. Also the LINE of ambulances they showed at the opening of the fence area just once that I noticed. Hope everyone recovers quickly. Daytona speedway workers have a LONG night ahead of them gettin ready for tomorrow's race.

 

[pfinley82]

 

[straight-shooter]

 

[Hoosier Cowboy]

Not Confirmed but have heard 1 fan has been killed....Very sad start to the racing season. Amazing that the driver just jumped out like nothing was wrong.

 

[stephen87]

Watching ABC right now. They said 15 spectators were injured and hospitalized, but did not report any fatalities.

 

[Cyclonehoytt]

That was crazy

 

[thej27]

Speed is saying 15 fans injured 1 in surgery. CNN just showed a fan video a few seats away from where the tire landed.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Do t forget, folks, that these cars are engineered to break apart like this. Its all in the name of energy dissipation - so the driver / cockpit doesn't carry the brunt of the forces involved.

Passenger cars are engineered the same way - but probably to a lesser extent due to the lower speeds involved.

 

[stephen87]

Very true, but that fence is not specially engineered to take a hit like that.

 

[EvilBlackGun]

Back at'cha Jr .....

.... "Stock Car" should mean "Stock Car", as with even wipers and doors and lids that work. It used to be for the improvement of the breed. Modern NASCARs are not real automobiles, IMHO, only. Now even our taxes are used to give $10,Million Gov't grants to NASCAR, and it's still all fake, and just a money-grubbing fiasco. But, agreed, thin-tin and thick-guts do make a good race. I'd say it would be better if each stable made its own engines, body / frame designs (within approved specs) and let the race-improvements move up into the production-line. Also, no, although I own a pick-up and feed a dog, I don't like sequined-cowboys who moan accents of real english words, either. Yes, I am an iconoclastic (look it up) Amurr'can who hates KUNT-ry music, too. YMMV

As for the comment about the "fake Mattel cars," I'd like to see a production car hit that fence. I would like to see the damage that those cars would take compared to the NASCARs.

 

[stephen87]

The ABCNews anchor just asked if Danica Patrick was involved in the wreck and when the other anchor said that she was out of the race at that time, the original anchor made it seem like he thought for sure it would be the woman driver's fault.

 

[Bunnykid68]

1 person in critical condition right now.

 

[Mackey]

Amazing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQAp1vnZsYI