Here's What Happens When A Nascar Tyre Fails At High Speed

A flat, left-rear tyre during the Nascar Sprint Cup Auto Club 400 caused Kyle Larson's car to veer off track and hit the inside wall pretty hard. Fortunately he escaped without suffering any serious injuries!
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Anonymous

Those airbrakes are lifesavers.

03/21/2016 - 16:11 |
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That Geo Metro Guy

Truly a testament to how sturdy and well made safety equipment is in motorsport these days

03/21/2016 - 16:12 |
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Emil Mølhave Pedersen

He must’ve been really “tired” after an accident like that hehe, but seriously I hope he’s OK though.

03/21/2016 - 16:13 |
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SimpleG

when he hit the outer wall, to me it seemed like he accelerated. Did the gas pedal get stuck or what?

03/21/2016 - 16:18 |
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I think it looked like that because the camera was zooming in.

03/21/2016 - 16:52 |
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Eric Delaney

In reply to by SimpleG

I heard he had no brakes. Pedal went right to the floor.

03/21/2016 - 19:31 |
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NASCAR cars don’t have any brakes.

03/21/2016 - 23:52 |
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Anonymous

Nothing as bad that happened to Alonso yesterday morning

03/21/2016 - 16:32 |
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TheMustangMan (スバルチーム)

Bullseye.

03/21/2016 - 16:32 |
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Nah. He’s shooting low. Needs to adjust his sights up about 7 clicks.

03/22/2016 - 10:18 |
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Anton

Spelling tire as tyre in the same sentence as Nascar is practically an oxymoron

03/21/2016 - 16:36 |
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Matt Norton

In reply to by Anton

I’m not the only one that thought that!

03/21/2016 - 23:51 |
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Blodørn

In reply to by Anton

It would be like using “gasoline” in the same sentence as “V8 Supercars.”

03/27/2016 - 09:14 |
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Dr. DOHC VVT-i (Riley Sawyer)

Owie

03/21/2016 - 16:49 |
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Anonymous

Nascar cars have roof flaps??

03/21/2016 - 16:59 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

to slow them down if they end up spinning around and going backward.

03/21/2016 - 17:38 |
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Anonymous

My brother used to race with kyle, brother in the middle and kyle is on the left.

03/21/2016 - 18:28 |
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