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The 1970 Rebel 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on May 9, 1970, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.The race is known for a crash involving Richard Petty that inspired NASCAR to implement the window net, a mandatory safety feature in today's NASCAR vehicles.
The Big One is a phrase describing any crash usually involving eleven or more cars in NASCAR, ARCA, and IndyCar racing. It is most commonly used at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, although occasionally seen at other tracks as well, such as Dover Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen International.
The 2001 Daytona 500 remains the bleakest day in NASCAR history. The death of Dale Earnhardt from a crash on the last lap of the race robbed a family of its patriarch and the industry of the ...
According to NASCAR’s box score data, at least 80 of the 114 cars in the Daytona 500, second-tier Xfinity Series race and third-tier Truck Series race were involved in a crash during their ...
However, the criticism was purely speculative and NASCAR never blamed the tires for the deaths and never offered an official cause of the accident for either fatality. An investigation done by the Orlando Sentinel blamed Orr's crash on a broken right-rear shock absorber mounting bracket. That same part was reportedly broken on Bonnett's car.
The crash happened with six laps to go in the 160-lap race. Drivers had taken it easy for much of the final stage of the race before their final pit stops.
Blink of an Eye is a 2019 American documentary film that depicts the career of NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip, culminating with his win in the 2001 Daytona 500 which also saw his car owner and friend Dale Earnhardt killed in an accident.
The racing pit row has been a dangerous place today. Mere hours after a scary-looking collision with a pit crew member at an IndyCar race, a NASCAR crew member got hit too. During today’s Folds ...