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It is only by the grace of God, that a disaster was averted at Daytona when Kyle Larson's car went up into the fence. The front of the car, and the rear of the car were both ripped off. I am wondering where the fuel tank ended up? Inside in the spectator area, or outside on the track? Can you image the outcry and demands that racing be banned if the crowd had been sprayed with flaming fuel on National television? The cost of safety features is expensive, but sometimes there is a reminder of why these rules are in place. I wonder who manufactured the fuel cell? They may have rec'd the best recommendation that could ever be given.

I believe the fuel cell is the red that you see protected by the roll cage.

Did you look or just start running off the mouth trying to start trouble

FEUL CELLS ARE BOLTED IN PRETTY TIGHT. i DOUBT IF A FEUL CELL WOULD COME CLEAR OUT OF CAR, BUT IT COULD OF COURSE BE RUPTURED. FEUL CELLS HAVE A STEEL METAL CASE WITH A TOUGH PLASTIC INNER LINER. I DO NOT KNOW IF NASCAR REQUIRES FOAM INSIDE OF PLASTIC LINER. YES RED IS FEUL CELL, BUT WHY BRING UP SOMETHING THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. I AM SURE NASCAR HAS AND IS DOING MORE AND MORE TO INCREASE SAFETY. I AM ALSO SURE THAT ALL NASCAR FEUL CELLS ARE MADE BY SAME MANUFACTURER.

well in the 60s at indy fuel sprayed and caught fire and went into the stands,racing was not banned they made improvements,Nascar has never seen a car come apart this way and they have some of the best engineers in racing working for them,nascar has the safest racecars in the world.

Actually they have, Bobby Allison's wreck that ended his career, Geoff Bodine in 2000? during the truck race, and more recently, Michael Mcdowel's wreck at Dover that was completely unbelievable. All three walked away, which probably wouldn't of happened just two decades ago......... You're right, safety has come a looooooooong way.............

SUPPORT WILDLIFE, go to a sprint car race! 

If you look at the photo, the fuel cell is still where it was bolted into the frame and the entire rear part of the frame is still intact all the way to the back bumper. The back of the car was not sheered off as you claim, only the sheet metal was ripped off. Now the front of the car is completely another story. Where the car hit had the notch in the fence with double poles on each side which the car hit exactly dead center. The front stub of the frame and the engine stopped right where it was wedged into that hole in the fence. The right front wheel assembly was sheered off and along with all of the sheet meta, fiberglass, carbon fiber nose etc went int the stands and injured the fans. It is going to take another death of a driver or one getting seriously injured to get NASCAR to slow these cars down on all three Series. There is no need for the cars and trucks to be traveling at 200 mph, regardless of the "safety built into the cars" as NASCAR claims. Larson's car turned into yet 3,500 pound another airplane when it got turned around by the contact.

So you did not look very close

I read somewhere that Daytona has plans to remove the backstretch grandstands. Maybe they should just remove the low cheep seats from the front instead.

I tell it like I see it.

I would just like to add.... I'm always the PA guy to bash Kyle Larson. Just because thats what "we" do. Bash the "outsiders" when they come to PA. It always riles up the faithful of particular drivers when they come here and race and do poorly as Kyle did in PA speedweeks last year.

After watching the race live and seeing his car spin to a stop with the entire front end gone.... I and probably most others thought the worst and was thinking the kid wasnt coming out of it.

I can be the first to say.... I was greatly relieved to see that young whipper snapper jump his a$$ out of that wreckage and be unhurt. I damn near came to tears initially because it looked bad.... I mean damn bad. All that PaPosse history aside... no one wants to see a driver hurt.

Carry on Kyle Larson.... I know you are probably one of the most talented kids out there right now.... but bring your a$$ back to PA in a 410 and I'll be booing your punk a$$ like any other posse fan should be!

Hopefully everyone here "gets it"

Well put!! Love him or hate him, he is a damn good young talent. I've never been a fan or a hater of Kyle, but when I saw that crash, my stomach dropped. Once I saw him climb out I thanked my lucky stars!! Ten years ago he would of never climbed out of that car. As far as slowing them down, that's what causes this problem. I say with the advances in safety, open em back up. This would spread the cars out much more and avoid the pack racing. All in all, 200mph or 220 mph, what's the difference?!?!?

CAJ

You drive a prius don't you...good luck with your blogging homie- just kidding dude lighten up, you're going to upset the herd.

KS

One thing I notice about both Larson and Carl Edwards wreck at Talladega from 200- is both of

those cars got little air but the only reason they actually went into the catch fence was from being hit

from another car while having their rear tires off the ground. Not that it matters because at the end of

the day it still happened. Just shows they are rare occurences. Having 28 people injured is never okay.

-Austin Rankin

least time I looked, these televised stock races have a higher percentage of empty seats than sprint car races...is it possible the Nascar Nation has overpriced themselves?

and you want to see a form of racing that is ACTUALLY ON LIFE SUPPORT...try INDY (Danica's previous experiment)

Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH 
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better 
weather." Van May

I believe i heard that Kyle Larson's parents invented and patented the fuel cell that nascar uses. That is where they got the money to buy 51% of Turner Motorsports and Clorox. lol