Racing Wrecks

(Left to right) Jeff Gordon (No. 24), David Gilliland (No. 38) and Jimmie Johnson (No. 48) crash together during final practice for the Budweiser Shootout as Bill Elliott (No. 21) tries to avoid Gordon.

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Ouch… someone puts a Porsche 944 on its roof …

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March 15, 2008 Sharpie Mini 300 Bristol, TN - Martin Truex, Jr. spins his National Guard Chevrolet at the Sharpie Mini 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series event in Bristol, TN. (ASP Photo/Walter G. Arce)

More of Walter’s fine photography can be found here.

The History of Racing In Hawaii - Aloha Stadium, 1953-1954 - One of the many crashes at the Honolulu Stadium.

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Bob Cloutier was pretty banged up – but not as badly as his conduit cage – in this incident at The Pines Speedway in May of 1961. (Cloutier Collection)

Man, did the winds of change ever blow in the sixties. No part of American life was untouched.

In short track racing the times were especially colorful and dynamic. There were race tracks everywhere, and everyone was monkeying with the rules. Countrywide, the sport was transitioning from the clunky jalopies of the fifties towards the more permanent shape the cars took in the seventies.

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A big “thank you” goes out to Mr. Boyd for sharing his photo/article with our website visitors.

Australian racer Murray Rogers rolls his class 4 truck after a jump

Crash involving Jack Sprague, Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday, and others in the 2008 Camping World RV Camper 200 at Milwaukee

Brad Eitniear crashes while attempting to qualify for the 2006 World 100 at Eldora Speedway in 2006.

Two rally cars crash on the same stretch of road when both hook a tire into a ditch. The 2nd car does a great imitation of a circus performer…