Daytona 500 Crash Sends Car Airborne

Monday, February 17, 2025

William Byron won the Daytona 500 after a last-lap crash took him from ninth to first. Shortly before that a crash sent Ryan Preece airborne at Nascar's biggest race. His car looked like it popped a wheelie then flipped over multiple times. Preece was OK but he said later that when it happened "all I thought about was my daughter."

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Crazy to see that car go airborne so easily. I watched it live. There was a pause after the crash in which Preece didn't lower the net on his driver's side window. It was likely less than a minute but felt way longer.

It's an engineering marvel that these drivers walk away from crashes like that. I wonder how much it contributes to the level of risk drivers are willing to take.

#1 | Posted by rcade at 2025-02-17 02:02 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"There have been 128 deaths of drivers and spectators at NASCAR events. 108 of these deaths were drivers, while 20 were spectators. 92 of these deaths were due to an accident on the racetrack[1] and 14 drivers have also lost their lives at the Daytona International Raceway.[2]

The NASCAR Cup Series has seen 28 driver fatalities, the most recent of which occurred on February 18, 2001, when Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the Daytona 500."

en.wikipedia.org

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-18 04:35 PM | Reply