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The post Video: Huge Crash At The Daytona 500 This Afternoon appeared first on The Spun. Several big names were involved in a massive wreck early on in the Daytona 500 on Sunday afternoon.
Defending NASCAR Cup Champion Ryan Blaney finds himself in a backup car to start the Daytona 500 on Sunday. The champ is not taking Superspeedway crash lightly.
NASCAR: Chris Buescher wins at Daytona after Ryan Preece's car flips at least 10 times in terrifying crash. Nick Bromberg. August 27, 2023 at 1:20 PM.
Since its opening in 1959, Daytona International Speedway has seen 41 on-track fatalities: 24 car drivers, 12 motorcyclists, 3 go-kart drivers, 1 powerboat racer, and 1 track worker. The most notable death was that of Dale Earnhardt , who was killed on the last lap of the Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001.
Out of control, MacTavish's car hit the outside crash wall at a point where a metal guard rail covered an opening in the wall. The impact with the butt end of the concrete sheared off the whole front of the car, up to the firewall; the engine was thrown 100 feet (30 m) from the wreck. The Mercury then spun around and wound up facing oncoming ...
The standard track at Daytona is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track also features two other layouts that utilize portions of the primary high speed tri-oval , such as a 3.56-mile (5.73 km) sports car course and a 2.95-mile (4.75 km) motorcycle course. [ 3 ]
Early crash ruins multiple drivers' chances to win The majority of the Daytona 500 was incident-free. There were no crashes in between the two wrecks in the final 10 laps of the race and a crash ...
The 1979 Daytona 500, the 21st annual running of the event, was the second race of the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. It was held on February 18, 1979 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida. It has been called the most important race in stock car history. [2]