A photo of our toter! We call her Oprah....can you guess why?
Michael McDowell, the rookie 00 driver, hit the wall at turn one at approximately 185mph.
This post-wreck interview shows the accident at 1:17. You have to see it to believe it!
I can not believe this guy walked away. A true testament to the new Car of Tomorrow (Today). Folks complain that the action isn't as exciting with the new cars, but when you consider that Michael McDowell hit that wall as hard as he did, and flipped so many times....a little less action is a good thing.
We actually took our golf cart to the infield to check out the post-wreck action. It took officials 2 hours to patch the wall at turn one just to continue qualifying other drivers. They were up all night trying to repair it for the races the next day.
The crowd, although small because it was qualifying and not an actual race, was completely silent. It was eerie....and definitely the first time I've been to the infield at Texas Motor Speedway and heard nothing but silence. Being in the racing business, I was pretty quiet myself.
People in the racing business always joke, "if it can't kill ya, it ain't a sport," but seeing something like this wreck gave me a whole new respect for NASCAR's new safety rules and track regulations. I won't be complaining anymore!
4 comments:
I saw that the other day and wondered if you guys were there for the qualifying or if you were too busy trying to figure out what other songs Big and Rich sing. That was an insane wreck and I can't believe he walked away from it.
You call it Oprah because it's eyes are sliding off the side of it's face?
I have a great idea. Let's make a roller coaster / theme ride called "NASCAR Wreck". Basically you are strapped into a roll cage and have the feeling of smacking into a wall, rolling around on the track and then getting yourself dowsed by a fire extinguisher. Maybe a bottle of champagne sprayed for good measure. This MAY make me appreciate NASCAR for more than just driving around in circles.
Spammon: Not the "eyes," but look at the color and size of the beast, then consider how much money she's worth!! ....And the bar's been lowered even further!
I think you should stick with Spammon's explaination of O's name, at least when you're not in the dirty south.
Ya Moh Be There....
Jules
House of Jules
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