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Now the reports are saying stable non-life threatening.
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Sounds like good news coming out now. Could have been a lot worse.
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If Newman does in fact survive, NASCAR has reason to be really proud of the safety built into these cars. That crash looked impossible to survive.
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If Newman does in fact survive, NASCAR has reason to be really proud of the safety built into these cars. That crash looked impossible to survive. Yes, sir, it most certainly did.
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Fox reporting serious injuries, but at this time not life threatening. I hope their information is accurate.
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Man gives you a sick feeling and my only news on this is right here, I wasn't watching. I hope he makes a complete recovery and will behind the wheel again.
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Last edited by Bald1; 02/17/20.
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Amazing that he made it. Still sounds serious though.
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Refuse to watch the wreck, simply can't unsee it.
Thank God for the good news regarding his life, let's pray that he sees full recovery.
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Times like this I remember a Indy car driver from many years ago who brought his car to the pits after a multi car incident There was a tire mark over his helmet. Said he always promised himself he would quit when racing when it stopped being fun and it had just stopped
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If anyone cares to watch it this is a clear image. Notice how the car buckles when T boned on the drivers side (up side down). Imagine the forces on his brain. https://twitter.com/ArminVehs/status/1229613618930434049?s=20
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Thank you bald1 for posting that.
I didn’t watch any of the race but I’ve know him since he started in NASCAR. So glad he’s doing that well.
I’ve seen some wrecks that seemed UNsurvivable. Glad this one was survivable.
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That "buckle" is by design. Absorbs some of the impact..
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That "buckle" is by design. Absorbs some of the impact.. Yes. Older vehicles involved in wrecks make you wonder why the occupants died. Newer vehicles involved in wrecks make you wonder how the occupants survived.
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Better news than I thought I'd be hearing. Damn glad he survived that crash. Got to say this about the 'fire here: you guys had better updates than NASCAR or espn did. By a mile! Props to you who do follow NASCAR or maybe don't, but, followed this race and what happened. Some of you guys were watching. Just glad Newman survived.
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That "buckle" is by design. Absorbs some of the impact.. Yes. Older vehicles involved in wrecks make you wonder why the occupants died. Newer vehicles involved in wrecks make you wonder how the occupants survived. A classic case of some things don't seem what they are. Love old cars and trucks with big ass frames and big heavy body parts. Easy to work on, build off and strong. Turns out you want to be in a new wrinkle box though in a crash. Those engineers aren't just here to piss us off they got some savy..
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I was watching it live (we were at the race). What a scary wreck. How a driver survives being t-boned on the driver’s door while upside down by a car oncoming at 180+ mph is beyond me. I guess a combination of the intrusion cage and doors, the driver’s seat, and the angle of the nose of the car that hit him made that survivable. What looked even worse is that when the car came to a stop, there was fire coming out of the fuel fill port, and fuel was pouring out of the ruptured fuel cell onto the ground but somehow did not ignite, and the fire suppression guys were able to get it put out. Newman could have been burned alive while upside down if the car went up before the fire guys got there. That said, I would still guess he has some pretty serious injuries that he’s going to have to deal with.
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