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underpants

(193,217 posts) Sun Aug 10, 2025, 08:02 AM Aug 10

NASCAR Winner wipes out getting out of car. Broken collarbone, no head injury. YIKES.


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NASCAR Winner wipes out getting out of car. Broken collarbone, no head injury. YIKES. (Original Post) underpants Aug 10 OP
That's horrible! I hope his injuries aren't permanent in any way. nt Ilsa Aug 10 #1
I was worried MuseRider Aug 10 #2
Any number of things could have gone horribly wrong there underpants Aug 10 #4
Me too. MuseRider Aug 10 #5
OMG how awful. TommieMommy Aug 10 #3
he slipped on that black mat thing that was hanging over the car door. mwmisses4289 Aug 10 #6
It's called a window net MichMan Aug 10 #7
Thank you. What is that used for? mwmisses4289 Aug 11 #9
To keep the driver's extremities inside the car during a crash MichMan Aug 11 #10
It's also used for signaling jmowreader Aug 11 #11
eek. AllaN01Bear Aug 10 #8
I'm not going to say it's karma, but... LudwigPastorius Aug 11 #12

MuseRider

(34,958 posts)
2. I was worried
Reply to underpants (Original post)
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 08:38 AM
Aug 10

about his ankle too. Must be OK but it must hurt. I bet from now on he just gets out of his car and stands up without all the silly bravado.

underpants

(193,217 posts)
4. Any number of things could have gone horribly wrong there
Reply to MuseRider (Reply #2)
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 09:11 AM
Aug 10

People have died from falling less than that. Glad he’s mostly okay.

mwmisses4289

(2,318 posts)
6. he slipped on that black mat thing that was hanging over the car door.
Reply to underpants (Original post)
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 10:09 AM
Aug 10

Watch as he climbs up, it slips a little, in the excitement of the moment he ignores it and readjust, when he stands it really slides on the door and down he goes.
Hope he heals quickly.

mwmisses4289

(2,318 posts)
9. Thank you. What is that used for?
Reply to MichMan (Reply #7)
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 09:34 AM
Aug 11

I assume to protect the driver from debris and such as they race around the track?

MichMan

(15,995 posts)
10. To keep the driver's extremities inside the car during a crash
Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #9)
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 09:42 AM
Aug 11

Been required since Richard Petty had a violent crash at Darlington in 1968.

jmowreader

(52,678 posts)
11. It's also used for signaling
Reply to MichMan (Reply #10)
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 10:59 PM
Aug 11

After a crash, if the driver's okay he drops the net to signal the track workers that he is.

LudwigPastorius

(13,477 posts)
12. I'm not going to say it's karma, but...
Reply to underpants (Original post)
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 11:40 PM
Aug 11

he did knock Shane van Gisbergen out of the race as Shane was leading with 18 laps to go. Sent him into the wall hard.

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