Probably the first, Belleville cushion can get deep. I really do not remember and frankly do not feel like watching the video again.

BC jumped the cushion, got his tail into the wall and flipped approx 10 times before coming to a rest directly in front of the car that hit him in the cage. It is doubtful that anything could have been done to help him control a car that is barrel rolling that fast.

Most sprint cars have huge top wings that do aid in…

Sprint cars, midgets and Silver Crown cars do have a “rub rail”type of guard that bolts onto the frame in between the front and rear tires. The size and shape of the rail varies with the car, track and driver preference. The Kevin Swindell car below is an extreme example from the Chili Bowl. (a very tight track where…

I have seen a few roll cages with “hoops” on top to encourage the car to land back on it’s wheels, but due to the overly large tires and cage construction, coming to rest on it’s side is common..

BC was involved in something similar the night before when a car spun in front of him and he t-boned her. (just like last…

Goodyear recommended tire pressures were in the 20s all around for this event.

It wasn’t a sprint car that BC wrecked in last night, it was a midget.

Fenders most likely would not have prevented this accident, he got forced over the cushion and up onto the wall. The problem was getting T-Boned in the top of the cage at a high rate of speed while the car was sitting on it’s side.

Please refrain from further comment on subjects that you know absolutely NOTHING about.

“you certainly feel everything it touches”.....are you forgetting the fact that there was no contact between Ward Jr and Stewart? Watch the video again, NO CONTACT. (and I am the one trolling?)

I admit I like Smoke and have been a fan since the early 90s when he was running USAC. He has the biggest heart and gives…

Tony was interviewed immediately after by experts who determined that he did not appear to be under the influence of anything.

Of course I don’t know what Ward Jr’s numbers were or how he ingested the pot, that information was not released publicly. But if they were we would have a better idea of what was going on. If…

BTW, my opinion is that Tony could not have seen Ward Jr, at least with enough time to do anything about it. The leader of the race right in front of Tony was barely able to miss the kid and he had a clear track in front of him and was not who Ward was going after. I am pretty sure that Tony was cleaning out out tbe…

If 50 nanograms/ml is what employers use and the kid measured at 500 nanograms... What would you think then? But urine samples are meaningless in this case as I am sure a blood sample was taken instead. Blood levels of THC is a much more reliable indicator since that is what delivers the wonderful canniboids to the…

I know that the kid would have been extremely hard to see given the circumstances even IF Tony could have anticipated that someone might be mad at him. But as stated previously and apparent from the extremely grainy video shot under very low light from several hundred yards away.....there was no contact between the…

What experience do you have with dirt track sprint cars? Driven? Wrenched on? Worked at a track? Seen them on tv once?

Regarding the THC in his system, I do wish the DA would have provided a numerical level of the THC in his system and not just the description of “enough to impair judgement”. That is too open ended and open to interpretation but since everyone reacts different and there is very limited legitimate research into the…

Fuck off, the stoned kid didn’t mean to commit suicide, but then he tried to tackle a moving race car from the blind side. (he didn’t know what he was doing, Ward Jr was too stoned) No way Smoke could have seen him with the wing slid forward, full containment seat and helmet full of tearoffs on a dark track.

Anyone who…

I agree with others, the correct headline should be “Hamlin Cooks Final Turn, Bounces Off of Stewart and the Wall Trying to Save the Win”.

Denny went in too hot and tried to block by running into the side of Tony once the 14 pulled alongside.

Just be happy that you don’t have to listen to a Waltrip on the coverage.

Entirely possible that it won’t be an issue for Newgarden. Considering the G forces at Texas, the fact that he is at least a couple laps down and the Indy Car purse structure......it is easy to believe that a doctors pass will be issued in the next 10 weeks or so. Remember, this is the track that CART had a last…

One more thing to note....

Fireball Roberts accident was in a Smokey Yunnick prepared car. (Smokey was in Indy loading the crashed remains of his “sidecar” creation at the time of the accident) This is notable because according to Smokey’s autobiography, just prior to the race he asked NASCAR to allow an aftermarket…

Bill Simpson deserves a LOT of credit for race car safety, including the firesuit. The picture above is a demonstration he gave in 1970 at Indy in response to critics and other naysayers. In addition to being an Indy Car driver, Bill had his roots planted in the drag race industry where the big heavy aluminum coated…