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June 18, 2010 at
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Danny had a nasty crash off turn 4 @ Attica tonite. Throtle stuck open in qulifying. Heard he possable has broken back in 3 places. Get well soon Danny!
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June 18, 2010 at
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It was a very scary looking crash. Here's hoping that Danny has a full and speedy recovery.
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June 18, 2010 at
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that really sucks. good luck Danny
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June 19, 2010 at
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HVista video of Danny's terrible crash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t95EmUL5Kfg
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June 19, 2010 at
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Wow...that was nasty. Best of luck in recovery Danny.
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June 19, 2010 at
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Thank God the fence held the car up. Get well soon.
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June 19, 2010 at
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Thanks for posting the link for the video. Hoping for a speedy recovery for Danny .
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June 19, 2010 at
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This message was edited on
June 19, 2010 at
09:59:00 AM by wetntacky
Does anyone have any updates on Danny? Sure hope this is not as bad as earlier unofficially reported. Thoughts and prayers are with ya Danny, get well soon!
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June 19, 2010 at
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Good grief!!! Scary
Ever since Billy Wilburns ride at the Nationals in turns 1 and 2 I still say they need to look into a remote shut-off switch like they use in Monster Trucks in case someone gets out of control or knocked unconscious.
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June 19, 2010 at
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Scary is right. Danny doesn't operate with a lot of money but he always shows up at the Nationals and races all out. One of the nicest guys you'll ever meet in the pits!
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June 19, 2010 at
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WOW!!!Get well soon Danny....
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June 19, 2010 at
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thank goodness for the top notch fence.god speed and racing loyalty Danny
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June 19, 2010 at
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Posted By: Wesmar on June 19 2010 at 12:53:56 PM
Good grief!!! Scary
Ever since Billy Wilburns ride at the Nationals in turns 1 and 2 I still say they need to look into a remote shut-off switch like they use in Monster Trucks in case someone gets out of control or knocked unconscious.
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Move the ignition switch from the dash to one of the spokes on the steering wheel....while not a perfect solution, a driver can "feel" his way to the switch and kill the mag, rather than try and "look" for the kill switch while driving a runaway race car............Not unlike the NASCAR kill switch.....
Chuck.....
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June 19, 2010 at
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Reply to:
Posted By: Wesmar on June 19 2010 at 12:53:56 PM
Good grief!!! Scary
Ever since Billy Wilburns ride at the Nationals in turns 1 and 2 I still say they need to look into a remote shut-off switch like they use in Monster Trucks in case someone gets out of control or knocked unconscious.
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Moving the kill switch to a spoke on the steering wheel won't help much. A remote kill switch would be a little better, but only a little. Whether it's the driver, or a person watching the car, there's no guarantee that they'll recognize a stuck throttle on a sprint car in time to engage it. I'm guessing that if Danny's car had a remote kill switch it still would have been in the fence before the mag died.
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June 20, 2010 at
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This comment was on Hvista's you tube page:
Just wanted to let you all know how Danny is doing. I just got off the
phone with his wife as he was being wheeled back into his room from a
scan.I heard him talking. 
Danny has a triple fracture in his L4 vertebrae, but its stable.He? had
small bleeding happening in his belly, probably due to the force put on
his spine, that been stablized too. He injured an elbow and was having
a little bit of seepage...nothing major. Danny will have surgery Monday
Get well soon Danny. Hope all goes well with the surgery.
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June 20, 2010 at
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This message was edited on
June 20, 2010 at
12:22:28 AM by Kamshaft
Just a little more info on what happened. It's been reported that when Danny got out of shape and began bouncing in turn 3 and bounced sideways into the pretty heavy and tall cushion, that the dirt actually pushed the side panel, below the header, into the car wedging against the throttle pedal. This wouldn't let the pedal return.
Kill switch, remote or not may not have helped prevent the actual accident, but could have been utilized to kill the engine as it ran free revving for 10 secs or so. Danny was out for a period of time after the impact. Not sure if he came to and killed the engine or if a safety worker or someone got to it first.
I know some teams run a heavier stainless panel down on that part of the car. Not sure what Danny's had on it, or if the heavier panel would have prevented what happened or not.
Hope all goes well and wish Danny a speedy and complete recovery.
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June 20, 2010 at
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Reply to:
Posted By: Wesmar on June 19 2010 at 12:53:56 PM
Good grief!!! Scary
Ever since Billy Wilburns ride at the Nationals in turns 1 and 2 I still say they need to look into a remote shut-off switch like they use in Monster Trucks in case someone gets out of control or knocked unconscious.
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But 30 or 40 remote kill switches being manned by personnel might become unmanageable; yeah, a crewman for each team should have some responsibilty here, but can you imagine the S*** when a switch is activated inadvertantly and costs a team a race win?!
Chuck.....
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June 20, 2010 at
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Thats the last thing sprint cars need is a remote kill switch.
Sprint Cars Do It On Dirt!
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June 20, 2010 at
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Tuff luck danny.Get well soon. Maybe they will come up whit some way to help stop stuff like that.
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June 20, 2010 at
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Then the next thing would be a remote steering wheel in a crew member's hands.
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