HORRIFIC NASCAR WRECK INJURES FANS IN GRANDSTANDS




by TONY LEE 23 Feb 2013, 1:26 PM PDT POST A COMMENT

A NASCAR race car split in half and hurdled into the grandstands after a horrific and massive wreck on the last lap of Saturday's Nationwide race at Daytona. The driver of the No. 32 car, Kyle Larson, was released from the medical center, but there may be fans who were seriously injured.

NASCAR President Mike Helton told ESPN that fans have been taken to the care center on the track and a local hospital.

Tony Stewart, who also is an owner in addition to a track operator, deftly maneuvered through the chaos to win the race, but he—along with the rest of NASCAR nation—was more concerned about the fans after the race. Larson's engine got past multiple protective barriers and flew into the stands.

"We've always known this is a dangerous sport, but it's hard when the fans get caught up in it," Stewart said in a post-race interview after he got out of his car on Victory Lane. "As much as we want to celebrate, I'm more concerned about the fans and the drivers right now. There's no easy solution on these tracks."

Video of the wreck is below.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ck9392H4_2A

Photo credit: USA TODAY

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