Austin Dillon's wreck last night

[svtsmo]

not sure who's seen this. i was crazy enough to stay up and watch this and when this happened at 3 in the morning i screamed "HOLY SHIT!" i was sick to my stomach and instantly though the kid was dead. i've never seen a car come to that fast of a stop and the driver not be seriously injured. he had to have gone from 190+ to 0 in about 50-75 feet. crazy to see how shook up Dale JR and some of the other drivers were. it reminded me of Geoffrey Bodine's truck wreck back in 99 but much worse.

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this one shows just how violent and sudden the stop was:
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amazing how far the safety has come in these cars. 10 years ago, the driver wouldn't have walked away from this wreck.

 

[TClark22]

that engine and trans for sale tho?

 

[R.D.P.]

Those headers looks like they are made out of mylar.

 

[2KBlackGT]

That fence did a hell of a job. What are they made of?

 

[thomas91169]

That fence did a hell of a job. What are they made of?

A shitload of tension.

 

[Oiljunkie]

Yeah i watched that last night too. I could not believe he walked away. When all the crew members went out and then put their thumbs in the air I instantly said thought they were waving for medic's, then i realized they were actually signalling he was fine.

A big Kudo's should for to Greg Ives JR's Crew Chief. He was on the radio to the pit crew instantly not to remove him from the car, and to let the track safety personnel tend to him.

I remember SR's wreck there. My how far that sport has come.

 

[Steve@TF]

kachow!

 

[4u 2 nv]

its odd the fence did that. most of the time cars tumble down the fence dispersing some speed...but damn did he stop quick. Luckily it was the last lap and a heck of a finish as that would have ended the race right there.

 

[4u 2 nv]

the in-car camera at the end is amazing

 

[Monkeygrits]

I recorded the Tony Stewart in car last night with my phone off the TV and slapped it on YouTube. Violent crash for sure. https://youtu.be/pYhOfs9z7cA

 

[Rainmaker]

I stayed up to watch the race as well, and that wreck was right up there with Geoff Bodine's 2000 Daytona Wreck, or Carl Edwards wreck in 2009. So glad he walked away OK

 

[svtsmo]

maybe its just my utter disdain for him, but it really pissed me off that keselowski came in so late and so fast and hit dillon while his car was so vulnerable. i understand all the fuel/oil and debris were on the track, but he was a lap down and coming out of 4 when the wreck started. there was a good 5 seconds between dillon's car coming to rest and the 2 car coming through there. every other car managed to get whoa'd up in time.

 

[SoFlaZ06]

damn, that was violent. glad he walked

 

[CobraBob]

Saw the crash last night. One of the worse I've ever seen. The fact that Austin wasn't seriously hurt is a real testament to how much safer these race cars are today.

 

[RogueShark18]

Absolutely glad everyone was okay. Wondering if more in car shots will come out from some of the other cars.

 

[TCSoff]

As others have already said, it is amazing how well these cars are built. For Dillon to have walked away from such a horrific crash is unbelievable! Any update on the 3 people in the stands that were injured? Wonder how many more would have been injured had the race started at it's intended time?

 

[Prototype007]

That was intense!

 

[bigdave03svt]

I think Bodines wreck was much worse and he was messed up pretty bad!.. Dillon was very lucky to go in wheels to the fence and not roof side! i think that would have been a lot worse if that was the case. Still a true testament to how well these cars are built! Logic tells us, no one should have survived that impact and he walked out like a boss! these new cars are engineering masterpieces.:bowdown:

 

[Rct851]

Yea I've almost stopped getting goose bumps after watching it 60 times or so. Glad he's ok.

One things for sure, even the "herp derp all they do is turn left how gay" have to admit this puts into perspective how badass a left turn can be at 190 with cars all around you.

 

[bigdave03svt]

that wreck would have probably been fatal before the hans device! that might be the single best thing to ever happen to racing!