Watch This Unbelievable Wreck At Tms

UNT_playmaker · April 5, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4oSZIm3YAw...rn=nascar,75258

And how did Dale Earnhardt die in an accident that looked nothing like this?????

UNTFan23 · April 5, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4oSZIm3YAw...rn=nascar,75258
And how did Dale Earnhardt die in an accident that looked nothing like this?????

Track and vehicle safety has improved greatly since Dale Sr was killed.

For instance, the track "wall" gives when something impacts it.

Green Mean · April 7, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4oSZIm3YAw...rn=nascar,75258
And how did Dale Earnhardt die in an accident that looked nothing like this?????

Some out there will say that its just destiny created by the force up above

April 7, 2008

From Wikipedia (..and other sources):

Cause of death controversy
At a news conference five days after the fatal crash, NASCAR officials announced that a seat belt had broken in Earnhardt's car. Daytona International Speedway physician Dr. Steve Bohannon said he thought the faulty belt had allowed Earnhardt's chin to strike the steering wheel, causing a basilar skull fracture, killing him. The manufacturers of seat belts for NASCAR, Simpson Race Products, maintained that the belt had failed because it had been installed in an unapproved fashion in order to increase Earnhardt's comfort, an allegation that had been supported by some who were familiar with the situation. The Orlando Sentinel, particularly Sentinel sportswriter Ed Hinton, attempted to acquire Earnhardt's autopsy records and photos for study, autopsy records normally being public documents in Florida, but Earnhardt's widow, Teresa Earnhardt petitioned a judge to seal the records. After a short court battle, it was mutually agreed to appoint Dr. Barry Myers, an expert on crash injuries at Duke University, to independently study Earnhardt's death. On April 10, 2001, Myers published his report rejecting NASCAR's explanation, finding that Earnhardt's death was the result of his inadequately restrained head and neck snapping forward, independent of the broken seat belt (making the question of proper or improper installation irrelevant). Philip Villanueva, a University of Miami neurosurgeon who had previously analyzed the crash for the Sentinel before the autopsy records were available, said he had reached the same conclusion, but had wanted to examine the autopsy photos to be certain. Dr. Steve Olvey, medical director of CART for 22 years, and Wayne State University crash expert John Melvin also agreed with Myers' report. Simpson's founder, Bill Simpson, called the report "The best news I've heard in seven weeks. I've been living in daily hell."[citation needed]On the same day as Myers' report was made public, NASCAR announced its own investigation, after having remained silent for six weeks since the accident. However, when the greatly anticipated official NASCAR report,[7] which had cost over a million dollars, was published on August 21, 2001, it cited collision with another car, the speed and angle of impact, and separation of the seat belt as factors in the fatality. After NASCAR's report, Simpson retired, citing the stress as "too much." The Simpson company attorneys asked NASCAR to unequivocally assert:[8]
* The belts were of high quality in workmanship and there were no design or manufacturing defects.
* The belts met the NASCAR rule book requirements.
* The belts, as installed, did not conform to manufacturer installation requirements.
* The separation of the left lap belt was not a result of design or manufacturing defect, but caused by improper installation.
* The belt separation was not the cause of Earnhardt's death.
NASCAR, however, did not respond.
At the time, NASCAR declined requiring drivers to wear uncomfortable head and neck restraints. NASCAR president Mike Helton said that "We are still not going to react for the sake of reacting." However, it did state that it "encouraged their use." By August 19, 2001 41 out of 43 drivers were wearing them at the Pepsi 400 by Meijer at Michigan International Speedway, just two days before NASCAR's report came out.
Two months later, a crash in an ARCA race that killed driver Blaise Alexander of a basilar skull fracture caused NASCAR to quickly mandate head and neck restraints. Incidentally, Earnhardt's son Kerry Earnhardt was involved in the crash that killed Alexander.