I think that leter on they determined the crash to be at 165 mph. However, it was still one of the hardest hits I've seen in recent NASCAR history.
Originally Posted by RC45
Well - looks like the "Next Generation Car" is a stupid design from a handling perspective... the car highsided him, like a motorcycle would.
Never seen that with the old car designs.
Now maybe the "safety cage" is "better"... but what point is the car if it is unpredictable in handling ?
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I don't think there's much evidence to back up this statement.
This accident could havce been due to anything from the crew having a poor setup on the car, driver error in speed, cornering angle, or even the tires being overdriven.
These cars (NASCAR cars in general) crash all the time. Pinning this one wreck on the new design just because it just happened to be the car that was being driven at the time seems to be quite unfair.