The NASCAR Thread

[Chargen69]

it would be cool if they let mrn or prn do the sound for tv.  Those guys make a boing race sound like the last race that is ever gonna run, with their intensity

[JB400]

I agree. Actually, I think you get a better idea of how the race is going on the radio compared to tv.





I hate seeing the race finish under yellow   I really wanted to see how the truck race would turn out

[TruckDriver]

I actually thought Kyle Busch would be pissed off, but he took that pretty well finishing 2nd for the 3rd time.

[JB400]

There's always next year   Maybe, he's just testing himself for Sunday

[TruckDriver]

Well, Danica's car quit on her. Nothing she did. But she is out of the Nationwide race.

[JB400]

That sucks.  Of course, it happened while I was out.  Same way with Kurts' wreck.  Glad there's replays




Wild finish in the Nationwide.  Kyle Larson's car got the motor ripped out of it.  It ended up in the fence.  Sucks that Stewart won again

[TruckDriver]

HOLY CRAP!!!! This last crash almost like Carl Edwards a few years ago!!! The engine and a wheel in the stands!!!

[JB400]

Hope they get the fence fixed for tomorrow.  I see some chassis changes to keep the motors in the cars very soon

Hard to believe that happened

[TruckDriver]

The fence will be fixed. I'm sure they will have guys there 24 hours if they have to to fix it. as for the engines, in this case, with the whole front of the car being ripped off, there really is no way to keep that from happening.

Here it is if someone missed it. Again, the engine and one of the front wheels went through the fence onto the walkway in front of the stands. Still no official news if anyone in the stands was injured. All the drivers walked away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFS5yFdj4mA

[Ponch ®]

Allen Bestwick keeps doing the solemn "we're waiting to hear updates from the speedway and NASCAR..." That's usually not a good sign.




video...brutal.

http://jalopnik.com/insane-nascar-crash-at-daytona-ends-with-an-engine-near-398864966?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

[General_01]

Bummer about the spectators. Hoping nothing serious comes out of it.

Looks like Keselowski was making a winning move and Regan Smith put the block on him and the chaos ensued. Only good thing to come out of the crash for me is that Stewart was there to take advantage and win the race.

[JB400]

Well, there are injuries unfortunately.  Seems like we will know more later on tonight.  Best of wishes for everyone

[moparstuart]

that engine sitting inside the fence was a very scary sight

[Ponch ®]

Well, there are injuries unfortunately.  Seems like we will know more later on tonight.  Best of wishes for everyone

yeah. can't be good because of where it happened. Right at the S/F line at the white flag. People are usually standing right on the fence to get a close look and/or walking on their way out.

[moparstuart]

Well, there are injuries unfortunately.  Seems like we will know more later on tonight.  Best of wishes for everyone

yeah. can't be good because of where it happened. Right at the S/F line at the white flag. People are usually standing right on the fence to get a close look and/or walking on their way out.

i know if i was sitting there at the very least i would need to change my pants 

[JB400]

It's kinda hard to realize it really.  Those engines and wheel hubs are tethered to the main chassis to keep stuff like this from happening.  I guess the tether straps were mounted ahead of the firewall.  Maybe they need to be thethered to the main roll cage.  Or, would that put the main loop in jeopardy?  They can't stregnthen the engine compartment too much, or it won't collapse upon impact, injurying drivers.

I guess catch fence improvements will be the next advancement in racetrack safety.

4-5 people injured due to a tire in the H stands.

[TruckDriver]

From USA Today..

"A tire came over the fence, and a lot of debris came up into the stands, where safety crews were working on at least five people, including four who were strapped to backboards. And at least two people were injured in the upper deck, where another safety crew with an additional two stretchers were sent."

[400/6/PAC]

Wow, That's terrible.
I hope the Fans are not injured to seriously.

[nvrbdn]

when they finally showed a good replay you could see the tire take off straight up in the air and hit somewhere behind the flag tower up in the stands. there were a couple other pieces of debris heading the same way.

[TruckDriver]

I just saw that on Speed channel. They showed the tire going way up in the stands

[JB400]

One fan in surgery. 15 people injured total that went to the hospital.  Best of wishes to them.


Watching on Speed

[Ponch ®]

at least no one died (to our knowledge at this point)

[JB400]

Micheal Annette OK   Still waiting for word on the fans

[TruckDriver]

Two fans said a guy in front of them was hit with a flying piece of steel in his head, then it bounced over them, and hit a husband and wife. Both men had head cuts to their heads, and the one fans wife had the piece of metal get lodged into her stomach  

It is now reported by Nascar, all fans were stable when arriving at the hospitals.

28 injured total. 14 were treated in the infield hospital with minor injuries, 14 were shipped out to others. The car hit the wall where there was a crossover gate. 11 went to Halifax. 2 are in critical condition, one is a minor, the other with head trauma. 1 of those only is there for heat exhaustion, 7 for trauma, but all are stable

the wheel that went up in the stands, had the whole lower control arm assembly on it too. Kyle Petty said that whole thing weighs about 200 pounds with the tire, wheel, inner liner, brake assembly, etc. Speed also had video of the officials taking it out of the seating area. Was a LOT of metal there  

[Aero426]

Video from the stands is still up on Deadspin (for now).     Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

http://deadspin.com/5986464/todays-nascar-nationwide-race-at-daytona-ended-with-kyle-larsons-car-going-through-the-security-fence-and-torn-in-half