phillips was decapitated and dismembered in this crash. his hand was still in the catch fence and his head still wearing his race helmet rolled down pit road.
The "disgusting" comment was directed at NASCAR for allowing Simpson to receive the blame for Earnhardt's death. The man was a safety pioneer, dedicated to making the sport radically safer. NASCAR? They have massive race cars, but didn't engineer appropriate energy absorption/dissipation until LONG after F1 and Indy, losing Dale, Adam, and more as a result. F1/Indy cars are more dangerous. But the safety engineering in them has been far ahead of NASCAR for years. Shameful ignorance.
@daveinindy that is true but dosnt take into consideration the fact that 2/3 of early f1 drivers died on track, that is an astronomical death rate that has no comparsion in sports besides roman gladitors. It is fucked what they tried to do to simpson the pioneer of racing saftey, a man who set himself on fire 2 show the effectiveness of his firesuits but to say that nascar is disgusting for allowing sr to have an open face helmet is stupid when compared 2 the drivers exposed head in f1
@tsharpmac420 I'm not sure where you have taken your stats from, but the 2/3 of early F1 drivers dying on track is incorrect. Wikipedia has the stats of all those who have died in F1, you can do the maths from there. And yep, that Simpson thing was shameful. I agree with your opinion that Nascar was probably trying to deflect the blame away from itself.
@tsharpmac420 Jackie says he calculated with his wife that he had a "2 out of three chance of dying" - not that 2 out of three drivers did actually die racing. You're reading a bit more into what he says than is actually there. To quote the 'documentary'... "in 1961 and 62 another 4 drivers and 3 spectators were killed" - that's not two out of three - not even close. The documentary is an emotive piece that was made with a particular angle in mind. Good documentary none-the-less.
@tsharpmac420 Just a little addition, a total of 12 Grand Prix drivers died in the 1960's. (those are official formula 1 accidents at a Formula 1 event, either practice or race - wiki has some good articles on it with all the stats - lists of drivers etc). Take a look to get a real perspective on the actual death rate versus what Jackie thought his chances were.
@CliffField yea i thought that was like a proven fact, now that i find out it was a calculation he did with his wife i feel as dumb him, i wonder if i have auditory dyslexia or add
@tsharpmac420 Hehe. No problem, I had seen your comments on other clips too. It's very interesting though, that documentary makes it sound much worse than it was, I mean it wasn't good, but it wasn't as bad as they make it sound. It averages at 1.2 drivers a season in the 60s. If it was that bad nowadays it'd be a different story...
@CliffField yea i just watched it again they exagerate the deaths before u even hit play.The main theme was really saftey conditions on the track, saftey of the car, apparall, and the evolution of saftey crews but the 1st time i watched i thought the main theme was death with saftey as an underlying theme, i still find it hard to believe that no body thought of placing fire trucks and ambulances through out the course for some time,
@CliffField if it was that bad today f1 wouldnt exist lol. and its important to remeber that in the early days the design of the track was purposly designed to be dangerous and potentially fatal, a test of not only driver skill but psyche too
Dale Earnhart ... NASCAR was advanced? The man was driving with a school bus seat and an open faced helmet. The energy of the impact was passed nearly entirely through the car to his head and body - the cars were rigid (can't collapse/shed energy and have "rubbin' is racin'" philosophy, right?). Further, NASCAR let a highly dedicated man/company (Simpson) twist in the wind of public scorn (sniveling cowards) instead of redirecting it where it belonged (Earnhardt and NASCAR). Disgusting.
@daveinindy the driver box and the roll cage frame were desgined to be rigid and crush proof just like the COT, the body was a thin sheet of metal designed to disapate engegy, the inside was covered in foam, the front and rear clips were made from thin metal tubes they were crumble zones, also they designed the front clip to push the engine out of the bottom of the car not into the driver compartment, you can say its disgusting the fact is open wheel always has and always will be more dangerous
@Iliketoskateandbmx - No, NASCAR has been at the opposite end of the safety spectrum. Indycar and F1 led the way in terms of engineering safety into their cars AND in terms of on-track accident response crews. Fortunately, NASCAR has finally gotten off their asses and rid themselves of the death-sleds they used to drive (the old cars were able to take minor to mid-level impact - but serious front end impact simply transferred the energy to the driver - Dale, Adam, Neil, etc.).
@daveinindy F1 neil bonnets car was 16 years older than the cars petty and SR drove. Adam pettys wreck was 140 mph head on into the wall at a right angle, the car did everything it was supposed to do to lessen the impact for the driver,his body was strapped in and didnt move unfortunatly his head wasnt secure and he broke his neck. A hans device would have saved his life, he would have died in the COT as well with out a hans device
@daveinindy Nascar wasnt on the opposite end, it took them longer to get get safer euipment because the mortality rate was no where near the 2/3 drivers that died in early f1. The fatal wrecks that caused rule changes were spread out of a 60 year period and dont forget that the tracks were just as dangerous as the early cars, daytona had a metal guard rail no fence or barrier, spa was in the middle of a forest with no fencing and just a 3 foot barrier in the wooded parts of the course
/watch?v=ws3jS9dPuQU WATCH THAT FOR A FULL VIDEO OF THIS CRASH AND MANY MORE OF THE BIGGEST CRASHES IN HISTORY!!!!! RATE AND COMMENT AND I'LL SUB YOU! #FTW
late models have no business on a 1.5 mile track even today, let alone in the mid 90s. some of the comments on this video make me ashamed to call myself a race fan, but I agree on one point: this race shouldn't have happened in the first place. Late models at Charlotte make for some of the most fun racing on earth for the drivers, but it's just not worth it when the odds are that high of cutting a promising talent's career short.
These were those horrible Sportsman drivers. Drivers with little dicks and little talent trying to be the next big thing. A few could drive, but most had no business driving on a track larger than a quarter mile oval.
@rastamees oh cool yeah i gotcha because sometimes i look for justin bieber just to put hating comments on their because he's gay and i don't like him (but doesn't everybody?) lol but anyway the cars are a lot safer now
@rastamees It'll never be 100% safe, because it's just impossible to make it that way with speeds up to 200 mph and the impacts they take. Some bad luck will always happen to injure/kill someone. But the cars are MUCH safer now and wrecks that used to result in death are now just another wreck. Most of the time the driver walks away uninjured, and if they are injured it's usually pretty minor.
Even though the accident doesn't look bad compared to other accidents...when a guy gets decapitated, in NASCAR of all the motorsports, you knew that safety standards had to be improved
@erasetoimprove i doubt it can really happen today, after seeing Carl Edwards crash at Talladega, very simular impact but didnt destroy the roof or bar at all.
@miguelangelflores actually portions of the roll cage were bent on Edwards car. But he also only had the force of his own vehicle going into the fence. In the Russel Phillips accident, for a time Phillips car was getting crushed into the fence by another car, while upside down.
This is disturbing. I hope he knew the Lord. I have been a Winston Cup fan for many years and I never heard of this crash before. I hope no one crashes like this again. RIP sir and may the Good Lord bless your family.
this wasnt steven howards fault it was nascars fault cars roofs should not come off leaving the driver exposed at any time just like many people think sterling marlin is at fault for dale earndhardts death but nascar was again at fault for not making the hans device mandatory for all drivers and the consequence of not wearing it, not being able to drive the hans device might have saved his life and family a lot of pain and sorrow
@Iliketoskateandbmx People love blaming NASCAR for everything, but fact of the matter is NASCAR has always been ahead of the rest of the racing world in terms of safety. NASCAR stock cars were considered the safest in the world even in 1995. Unfortunately, people don't think of certain safety inovations until there is obvious reason to take a look at an area. And in regards to the HANS device, it was still in experimental stages in 01, drivers had the option of using it, 6 in that 500 chose to
@Iliketoskateandbmx that being said, it still wasn't Steven Howards' fault he was simply trying to take evasive maneuvers to miss the crash. I just think it's unfair to blame NASCAR for lacking safety features that most of the racing world, fans drivers and governing bodies alike, had either not discovered or not thought about using at a time. Just like up until the mid 90s, nobody gave a rat's ass about adding catch fencing where there wasn't grandstands. Then the '93 Diehard 500 happened.
@Iliketoskateandbmx but hey, at least after this wreck the "Earnhardt Bar" became mandatory beginning in '96 in all NASCAR series. But even so, one day we will see another roof collapse. It will be a freak accident, but no roll cage is indestructible.Definitely not hoping for that to happen, but it would be foolish to deny the possibility that even with today's safety almost anything we've seen happen in the past can still happen... it just takes much more extreme events today for them to occur.
@MrISatai Steven Howard. His view in front of him was all smoke, so he probably jerked the wheel thinking he was going to hit someone in the middle of the track. He might have even over-corrected from a half-spin under braking. If this happened with more modern race cars they would have hopped out and walked onto an ambulance in a bad mood. It wouldn't be fair to single him out... bad cars, bad rules (racing back to the yellow!)
@Vroomanite Thanks for make sure to say it's unfair to single Steven out, although this was a freak accident and certainly not his fault not Russell's for that matter, I cannot imagine what Steven has been through since being involved in this accident. I pray that he is well and has been able to move past this tragic accident.
Also, to the people on here making fun of Russell's death, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. This is a video of a man who DIED. It is sickening reading over these comments. I feel sorry for family members who discovered this video as well....I am sure that it is heartbreaking to see.
Omg this was honestly the worst crash I have ever seen :(. I read an article in a magazine that I found on Wikipedia about how wonderful of a man he was and I must say that it made me cry :(. He seemed to be a wonderful man who was very caring.. It is a shame that he had to die this way :(.To his family members, namely TPhillips57: I am sorry for your loss. This man was a very special man in your life and I am sure that you really miss him. RIP Russell.
I must say that I am absolutely stunned at some of these comments being made about Russell. Those of you that aren't connected to this situation will never know how horrible this was for his family and friends! He left behind a 25 yr old wife, family and friends that loved him and miss him terribly! His injuries were horrible and to discuss them in an open forum is pointless....it doesn't change the fact that he died a tragic and untimely death! Please stop with the nasty comments!
There have always been roll cages (or at least roll bars) in stock car racing....Phillips just hit the wall with such force that his cage was torn away.
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@GregMooreCorpse screw you!Have some damn respect for greg moore and russell phillips.so get your ass a life you butthole.the comments your making arent cute or funny okay.your just pathetic.
Hard to blame anyone for such a tragedy but man, Steven Howard shot up way too high. I read he was told by his spotter to go high but that was ridiculous.
i was at this race.....it was the now defunt sportman series....the series was crazy..you had the top cars running in the 160's and cars out there running 130.
@sticknchell I was in pit lane when it happened crewing for the car #44. Jeff Ninneman, my cousin. This was an awful night. Russell's family was just 2 stalls down from us. You could have heard a fly fart in that place after this wreck happened, it was THAT bad. This video doesn't really capture the gruesomeness of it either.
Also, for those of you unaware, I believe (as in, I've read somewhere...can't remember the source), that the official seen beside Russel's car is actually one of the NASCAR medical crew, who upon seeing the horrific extent of Russel's injuries, then looked down at his watch to record and call the driver's time of death right there on the track... to my knowledge, this is the only time that has ever been done. Just a little added information for you guys.
That's the problem with any dangerous sport that's recorded live. When someone dies, instead of being honored they have idiots, as some of you are, who drool of these videos. Making some of the dumbest f*cking comments I've ever seen. When someone dies you honor them, and let it be. Big debates over dumb stuff. It doesn't matter what they did or didn't have back then.
Why do people let themselves get angry at other peoples comments....Don't let them steal your joy! Having said that by watching horror clips like this we have already foolishly allowed our well being to be obliterated,O dear,we have a lot to learn.......
@bTYLERs666 that is just a completely incorrect statement. This is 1995 of course they had roll cages. Nascars have had roll cages since way back in the day. You can look up any pictures of nascars even from the early 70's and clearly see that they all have roll cages. This was just a vicious crash. And they aren't meant to hit the wall roof first at the rate of speed that he did. Plus being sandwiched by the car on the inside.
@floridacrackerish This was a Sportsman Series NASCAR tried Basically old Cup & Busch cars only they were 2bbl carbs , not long after this the series was dropped and a lot of the cars , teams etc.became the Hooter Pro cup series.
@racefan32 Yup, these are a few steps up from what i used to race when i was in high school. Wish i still had the time (and money for that matter) to do it.
@dmorris2587 Cars then had a roll cage that was rated against the weight of the car and designed to keep the roof from crumpling and killing you if the car flipped over. It didn't stop the windshield from crumping inwards in a weird accident like that.
Around that time they made the Earnhardt Bar mandatory, which goes down the middle of the roof long ways and down the front of the windshield and keeps the roof from crunching inwards and killing you like it did Russell Phillips.
This is one of the most gruesome crashes ever, It always gives me the chilles! This crash, the crash of Gordon Smiley and the crash of Roger Williamson are the worst in my oppinion. The only good thing about Phillips and Smiley's crashes, is that they died instantly... While Williamson screamed in agony for over a minute until he died of oxygen starvation, it wasn't even the fire that killed him...
at 0:05 look carefully, you can his head with the helmet still on rolling towards pit lane, if you dont believe me look at the description on wikipedia, and you will see it
evrytime iwatch a video youtubers act like ass wholes - this is fatal crash- drivers who die know the risks- they do what they love to do- why call them stupid or call there sport retarded when they die- i mean fuck
. The track was littered with car debris, blood, and numerous pieces of Phillips' body, necessitating a complete and lengthy race stoppage (red flag) while track officials wearing surgical gloves placed white sheets over various body parts in the vicinity of the crash. The driver's head (still wearing his helmet) was found at the entrance of the pit road, and one of his hands was found suspended in the retaining fence.
@NR2003Live Are you serious about scattered body parts? I never read that. Not saying you are wrong. Just I never read that. Thankfully the stands look pretty empty. Can you imagine what that track worker seen and thought after walking up to the car? Dangerous sport.
@SteveWard3928 one of my teachers knew Russell, and told the class that he was decapitated and dismembered. Heard that there was also cleanup needed in the stands (some blood). its sad that the sportsmens series had so many deaths in its short lived existence
the head comment is unfortunately very true. its well known that the sportsman series mad very unsafe cars..and if i remember correctly this was a old D.W.car.....lucky him
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all i hav 2 say is, WTF! this guy died and u hav 1 garyatric fuck sayin he is from hell and another faggot telling the guy 2 shoot himself! WTF! jesus h. christ man, grow some balls!!!!
wow these comments people are putting are weired i mean the video is about a fatal crash and the comments are people yelling at each other to shoot themselves
I know right me and Greg Moore are just telling a honest opinion about this guy and guys like insertusernamehere9 is telling me to shoot myself even though Im already dead!
@tdiharold5265 the people bashing the vid are probly those ugly emo kids in high school with all the colors of the raibow in their hair. theyre too scared to say anything in public because theyre too shy, but on line they want attention. it gives me the chills knowing that im probly the same age as those dipsticks
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so you have proven my point that you have no life and you are some sad little teenager getting his shits and giggles by making lude attention grabbing comments on the inter webs.
you are an ignorant prod with no sense of a formal education, I am pretty sure that this is the most exciting part of your day in your sad little life. you are a disgrace you pompous prod, get a life you uneducated fool. $100 says you reply. after you whack off to photos of your mom of course.
You spent the time to looke up the vids I commented on so your argument is flawed I waisted no time replying. who is the biggest loser you ask? My Genius tells me you are. Nice try though.
phillips was decapitated and dismembered in this crash. his hand was still in the catch fence and his head still wearing his race helmet rolled down pit road.
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That motherfucker is sure dead id fuck his wife
anitec19 2 months ago
Street racers should learn from this.All racing is dangerous.
rcrxjlb 2 months ago
that was horrific, that might be worst possible way to crash, up on your side and then driven into the wall by another car, brutal simply brutal.
xXxmtdoomxXx 3 months ago
he was decapitated, sucks about that, at least he died what he loved ti do instead of a nursing home.
Bru1nsFOX2433 3 months ago
mid 90s were bad times for motorsports.
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14demonhunter 5 months ago
The "disgusting" comment was directed at NASCAR for allowing Simpson to receive the blame for Earnhardt's death. The man was a safety pioneer, dedicated to making the sport radically safer. NASCAR? They have massive race cars, but didn't engineer appropriate energy absorption/dissipation until LONG after F1 and Indy, losing Dale, Adam, and more as a result. F1/Indy cars are more dangerous. But the safety engineering in them has been far ahead of NASCAR for years. Shameful ignorance.
daveinindy 5 months ago
@daveinindy that is true but dosnt take into consideration the fact that 2/3 of early f1 drivers died on track, that is an astronomical death rate that has no comparsion in sports besides roman gladitors. It is fucked what they tried to do to simpson the pioneer of racing saftey, a man who set himself on fire 2 show the effectiveness of his firesuits but to say that nascar is disgusting for allowing sr to have an open face helmet is stupid when compared 2 the drivers exposed head in f1
tsharpmac420 5 months ago
@tsharpmac420 I'm not sure where you have taken your stats from, but the 2/3 of early F1 drivers dying on track is incorrect. Wikipedia has the stats of all those who have died in F1, you can do the maths from there. And yep, that Simpson thing was shameful. I agree with your opinion that Nascar was probably trying to deflect the blame away from itself.
CliffField 5 months ago
@CliffField its a quote of jackie stewart
tsharpmac420 5 months ago
@tsharpmac420 Jackie says he calculated with his wife that he had a "2 out of three chance of dying" - not that 2 out of three drivers did actually die racing. You're reading a bit more into what he says than is actually there. To quote the 'documentary'... "in 1961 and 62 another 4 drivers and 3 spectators were killed" - that's not two out of three - not even close. The documentary is an emotive piece that was made with a particular angle in mind. Good documentary none-the-less.
CliffField 5 months ago
@CliffField oh i thought he said 2 out of 3 drivers died lol, ive posted that on almost every racing video on youtube lol
tsharpmac420 5 months ago
@CliffField whats maths?
tsharpmac420 5 months ago
@CliffField watch the bbc documentary f1 the killer years
tsharpmac420 5 months ago
@tsharpmac420 Just a little addition, a total of 12 Grand Prix drivers died in the 1960's. (those are official formula 1 accidents at a Formula 1 event, either practice or race - wiki has some good articles on it with all the stats - lists of drivers etc). Take a look to get a real perspective on the actual death rate versus what Jackie thought his chances were.
CliffField 5 months ago
@CliffField yea i thought that was like a proven fact, now that i find out it was a calculation he did with his wife i feel as dumb him, i wonder if i have auditory dyslexia or add
tsharpmac420 5 months ago
@tsharpmac420 Hehe. No problem, I had seen your comments on other clips too. It's very interesting though, that documentary makes it sound much worse than it was, I mean it wasn't good, but it wasn't as bad as they make it sound. It averages at 1.2 drivers a season in the 60s. If it was that bad nowadays it'd be a different story...
CliffField 5 months ago
@CliffField yea i just watched it again they exagerate the deaths before u even hit play.The main theme was really saftey conditions on the track, saftey of the car, apparall, and the evolution of saftey crews but the 1st time i watched i thought the main theme was death with saftey as an underlying theme, i still find it hard to believe that no body thought of placing fire trucks and ambulances through out the course for some time,
tsharpmac420 5 months ago
@CliffField if it was that bad today f1 wouldnt exist lol. and its important to remeber that in the early days the design of the track was purposly designed to be dangerous and potentially fatal, a test of not only driver skill but psyche too
tsharpmac420 5 months ago
@CliffField they actually have all of that at f1complete the website i just found the page
tsharpmac420 5 months ago
Dale Earnhart ... NASCAR was advanced? The man was driving with a school bus seat and an open faced helmet. The energy of the impact was passed nearly entirely through the car to his head and body - the cars were rigid (can't collapse/shed energy and have "rubbin' is racin'" philosophy, right?). Further, NASCAR let a highly dedicated man/company (Simpson) twist in the wind of public scorn (sniveling cowards) instead of redirecting it where it belonged (Earnhardt and NASCAR). Disgusting.
daveinindy 6 months ago
@daveinindy the driver box and the roll cage frame were desgined to be rigid and crush proof just like the COT, the body was a thin sheet of metal designed to disapate engegy, the inside was covered in foam, the front and rear clips were made from thin metal tubes they were crumble zones, also they designed the front clip to push the engine out of the bottom of the car not into the driver compartment, you can say its disgusting the fact is open wheel always has and always will be more dangerous
tsharpmac420 5 months ago
@daveinindy not just a little more dangerous either, its a shit ton more dangerous.
tsharpmac420 5 months ago
@Iliketoskateandbmx - No, NASCAR has been at the opposite end of the safety spectrum. Indycar and F1 led the way in terms of engineering safety into their cars AND in terms of on-track accident response crews. Fortunately, NASCAR has finally gotten off their asses and rid themselves of the death-sleds they used to drive (the old cars were able to take minor to mid-level impact - but serious front end impact simply transferred the energy to the driver - Dale, Adam, Neil, etc.).
daveinindy 7 months ago
@daveinindy F1 neil bonnets car was 16 years older than the cars petty and SR drove. Adam pettys wreck was 140 mph head on into the wall at a right angle, the car did everything it was supposed to do to lessen the impact for the driver,his body was strapped in and didnt move unfortunatly his head wasnt secure and he broke his neck. A hans device would have saved his life, he would have died in the COT as well with out a hans device
tsharpmac420 6 months ago
@tsharpmac420 With Adam, yeah, they just made it fat with a bunch of foam.
ROBLOXdude95 5 months ago
@daveinindy Nascar wasnt on the opposite end, it took them longer to get get safer euipment because the mortality rate was no where near the 2/3 drivers that died in early f1. The fatal wrecks that caused rule changes were spread out of a 60 year period and dont forget that the tracks were just as dangerous as the early cars, daytona had a metal guard rail no fence or barrier, spa was in the middle of a forest with no fencing and just a 3 foot barrier in the wooded parts of the course
tsharpmac420 6 months ago
if you want to know in detail stuff about this crash including details about how he died, visit the Wikipedia page on Russell Phillips.
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zzifGirzz 7 months ago
late models have no business on a 1.5 mile track even today, let alone in the mid 90s. some of the comments on this video make me ashamed to call myself a race fan, but I agree on one point: this race shouldn't have happened in the first place. Late models at Charlotte make for some of the most fun racing on earth for the drivers, but it's just not worth it when the odds are that high of cutting a promising talent's career short.
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joe5780 8 months ago
These were those horrible Sportsman drivers. Drivers with little dicks and little talent trying to be the next big thing. A few could drive, but most had no business driving on a track larger than a quarter mile oval.
wayupinya1 8 months ago
Very unlucky crash, unique, I very much doubt that would happen again. RIP
queenlives4ever 8 months ago
what a retarded sport
rastamees 9 months ago
@rastamees If it's so retarded then why are you watching it?
Trevizdabomb 9 months ago
@Trevizdabomb
i aint
its too dangerous
rastamees 9 months ago
@rastamees oh cool yeah i gotcha because sometimes i look for justin bieber just to put hating comments on their because he's gay and i don't like him (but doesn't everybody?) lol but anyway the cars are a lot safer now
Trevizdabomb 9 months ago
@Trevizdabomb
i really hope that nascar is safer now, so that no driver could get killed
justin bieber wtf lol
rastamees 9 months ago
@rastamees It'll never be 100% safe, because it's just impossible to make it that way with speeds up to 200 mph and the impacts they take. Some bad luck will always happen to injure/kill someone. But the cars are MUCH safer now and wrecks that used to result in death are now just another wreck. Most of the time the driver walks away uninjured, and if they are injured it's usually pretty minor.
buckeye1022 8 months ago
Even though the accident doesn't look bad compared to other accidents...when a guy gets decapitated, in NASCAR of all the motorsports, you knew that safety standards had to be improved
blacksolar212 10 months ago
@blacksolar212 it can still happen today really, it would just take a much more rare kind of circumstance. No roll cage is invincible.
erasetoimprove 9 months ago
@erasetoimprove i doubt it can really happen today, after seeing Carl Edwards crash at Talladega, very simular impact but didnt destroy the roof or bar at all.
miguelangelflores 8 months ago
@miguelangelflores actually portions of the roll cage were bent on Edwards car. But he also only had the force of his own vehicle going into the fence. In the Russel Phillips accident, for a time Phillips car was getting crushed into the fence by another car, while upside down.
erasetoimprove 8 months ago
The only one I've seen worse than this is Gordon Smiley in the Indy cars.
thespainisharmada 10 months ago
@thespainisharmada Smiley's, Greg Moore's, Don MacTavish's (Worst EVER) and this left me thinking, they just had no chance. RIP
msullivan85 10 months ago
This is disturbing. I hope he knew the Lord. I have been a Winston Cup fan for many years and I never heard of this crash before. I hope no one crashes like this again. RIP sir and may the Good Lord bless your family.
LT1HILLINGHOE 11 months ago
this wasnt steven howards fault it was nascars fault cars roofs should not come off leaving the driver exposed at any time just like many people think sterling marlin is at fault for dale earndhardts death but nascar was again at fault for not making the hans device mandatory for all drivers and the consequence of not wearing it, not being able to drive the hans device might have saved his life and family a lot of pain and sorrow
Iliketoskateandbmx 11 months ago
@Iliketoskateandbmx People love blaming NASCAR for everything, but fact of the matter is NASCAR has always been ahead of the rest of the racing world in terms of safety. NASCAR stock cars were considered the safest in the world even in 1995. Unfortunately, people don't think of certain safety inovations until there is obvious reason to take a look at an area. And in regards to the HANS device, it was still in experimental stages in 01, drivers had the option of using it, 6 in that 500 chose to
erasetoimprove 9 months ago
@Iliketoskateandbmx that being said, it still wasn't Steven Howards' fault he was simply trying to take evasive maneuvers to miss the crash. I just think it's unfair to blame NASCAR for lacking safety features that most of the racing world, fans drivers and governing bodies alike, had either not discovered or not thought about using at a time. Just like up until the mid 90s, nobody gave a rat's ass about adding catch fencing where there wasn't grandstands. Then the '93 Diehard 500 happened.
erasetoimprove 9 months ago
@Iliketoskateandbmx but hey, at least after this wreck the "Earnhardt Bar" became mandatory beginning in '96 in all NASCAR series. But even so, one day we will see another roof collapse. It will be a freak accident, but no roll cage is indestructible.Definitely not hoping for that to happen, but it would be foolish to deny the possibility that even with today's safety almost anything we've seen happen in the past can still happen... it just takes much more extreme events today for them to occur.
erasetoimprove 9 months ago
This was kind of like Gary Batson's fatal crash. He got pushed into the wall in that exact same manner.
nascarmario23 11 months ago
@MrISatai Steven Howard. His view in front of him was all smoke, so he probably jerked the wheel thinking he was going to hit someone in the middle of the track. He might have even over-corrected from a half-spin under braking. If this happened with more modern race cars they would have hopped out and walked onto an ambulance in a bad mood. It wouldn't be fair to single him out... bad cars, bad rules (racing back to the yellow!)
Vroomanite 11 months ago
@Vroomanite Thanks for make sure to say it's unfair to single Steven out, although this was a freak accident and certainly not his fault not Russell's for that matter, I cannot imagine what Steven has been through since being involved in this accident. I pray that he is well and has been able to move past this tragic accident.
racingwidow57 11 months ago
Also, to the people on here making fun of Russell's death, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. This is a video of a man who DIED. It is sickening reading over these comments. I feel sorry for family members who discovered this video as well....I am sure that it is heartbreaking to see.
ashvegas1018 11 months ago
Omg this was honestly the worst crash I have ever seen :(. I read an article in a magazine that I found on Wikipedia about how wonderful of a man he was and I must say that it made me cry :(. He seemed to be a wonderful man who was very caring.. It is a shame that he had to die this way :(.To his family members, namely TPhillips57: I am sorry for your loss. This man was a very special man in your life and I am sure that you really miss him. RIP Russell.
ashvegas1018 11 months ago
Yep..sorry guys, thats one of the most horrific accidents in NASCAR I have ever seen. R.I.P Mr Russell Phillips.
JUSTICESEEKR 11 months ago
Oh my god you can even see his head and arm! This honestly disturbs me, and I served in the Army for 4 years.....May he R.I.P....
Xheythere63X 1 year ago
I must say that I am absolutely stunned at some of these comments being made about Russell. Those of you that aren't connected to this situation will never know how horrible this was for his family and friends! He left behind a 25 yr old wife, family and friends that loved him and miss him terribly! His injuries were horrible and to discuss them in an open forum is pointless....it doesn't change the fact that he died a tragic and untimely death! Please stop with the nasty comments!
racingwidow57 1 year ago 39
@racingwidow57
Amen.
sduncan70 1 month ago
at 0:06 you can see his head still in the helmet rolling down the track.absolutely horrible
pe6obutilkata 1 year ago
@pe6obutilkata Isnt it terrible knowing that someone had to pick that up and have to see the aftermath. Kid was so young.
18sux29rox 1 year ago
@pe6obutilkata where?
colorfulcookiemonsta 1 year ago
Oh wow. I guess there were no rollcages in NASCAR in 1995?
bubi8894 1 year ago
@bubi8894
There have always been roll cages (or at least roll bars) in stock car racing....Phillips just hit the wall with such force that his cage was torn away.
RadialSkid 1 year ago
@RadialSkid unbelievable. at least he died quickly. RIP
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@GregMooreCorpse screw you!Have some damn respect for greg moore and russell phillips.so get your ass a life you butthole.the comments your making arent cute or funny okay.your just pathetic.
thenascarguy24 1 year ago
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@thenascarguy24 In hell we like to play fetch with Russell's head :D
GordonSmileysCorpse 1 year ago
@GordonSmileysCorpse dont be surprised you burn in hell for saying such a thing
sixpackbinky 1 year ago
@thenascarguy24 His username is GregMooreCorpse... something is wrong with this fellow. RIP, Russell.
skatersRgay1993 1 year ago
Hard to blame anyone for such a tragedy but man, Steven Howard shot up way too high. I read he was told by his spotter to go high but that was ridiculous.
1244scotto 1 year ago
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1244scotto 1 year ago
i was at this race.....it was the now defunt sportman series....the series was crazy..you had the top cars running in the 160's and cars out there running 130.
and yes this was a messy wreck...
sticknchell 1 year ago
@sticknchell I was in pit lane when it happened crewing for the car #44. Jeff Ninneman, my cousin. This was an awful night. Russell's family was just 2 stalls down from us. You could have heard a fly fart in that place after this wreck happened, it was THAT bad. This video doesn't really capture the gruesomeness of it either.
ProfessorIgor 1 year ago
@ProfessorIgor what is a fly fart?
gobackto82 1 year ago
@gobackto82 it's very quiet. dude, seriously ? a fly fart ? a pin drop ? yo ?? hello McFly ? knock knock knock
ProfessorIgor 1 year ago
@ProfessorIgor sorry
gobackto82 1 year ago
RIP Russell!
BikerRussell 1 year ago
Also, for those of you unaware, I believe (as in, I've read somewhere...can't remember the source), that the official seen beside Russel's car is actually one of the NASCAR medical crew, who upon seeing the horrific extent of Russel's injuries, then looked down at his watch to record and call the driver's time of death right there on the track... to my knowledge, this is the only time that has ever been done. Just a little added information for you guys.
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offertorycardiacml 1 year ago
Ahh that's disgusting, looked it up on wikipedia, says his body parts were strewn all over the race course and the fence.
So sad.
21ollej 1 year ago
He was decapitated.. sad
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baccaratbargaineq 1 year ago
R.I.P man
Serg223 1 year ago
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ROBLOXdude95 1 year ago
Man the safety worker at the end must've been so traumatized
kinshasaAPP 1 year ago 43
@kinshasaAPP nah i wasnt
BlueBlazer89 3 months ago
That's the problem with any dangerous sport that's recorded live. When someone dies, instead of being honored they have idiots, as some of you are, who drool of these videos. Making some of the dumbest f*cking comments I've ever seen. When someone dies you honor them, and let it be. Big debates over dumb stuff. It doesn't matter what they did or didn't have back then.
garf1eld029 1 year ago 4
Is there a picture of Russell Phillips anywhere? I have no idea what he looked like(before the crash)
CynthiaSwallows 1 year ago
Why do people let themselves get angry at other peoples comments....Don't let them steal your joy! Having said that by watching horror clips like this we have already foolishly allowed our well being to be obliterated,O dear,we have a lot to learn.......
SKYLANDBAK 1 year ago
This was the worst crash I've ever seen. His hand was stuck on the fence while his head came to rest in the infield..
Hlover01 1 year ago 4
@bTYLERs666 that is just a completely incorrect statement. This is 1995 of course they had roll cages. Nascars have had roll cages since way back in the day. You can look up any pictures of nascars even from the early 70's and clearly see that they all have roll cages. This was just a vicious crash. And they aren't meant to hit the wall roof first at the rate of speed that he did. Plus being sandwiched by the car on the inside.
dmorris2587 1 year ago
@dmorris2587 theyre stock cars not nascars.
floridacrackerish 1 year ago
@floridacrackerish This was a Sportsman Series NASCAR tried Basically old Cup & Busch cars only they were 2bbl carbs , not long after this the series was dropped and a lot of the cars , teams etc.became the Hooter Pro cup series.
racefan32 1 year ago
@racefan32 Yup, these are a few steps up from what i used to race when i was in high school. Wish i still had the time (and money for that matter) to do it.
floridacrackerish 1 year ago
@dmorris2587 Cars then had a roll cage that was rated against the weight of the car and designed to keep the roof from crumpling and killing you if the car flipped over. It didn't stop the windshield from crumping inwards in a weird accident like that.
Around that time they made the Earnhardt Bar mandatory, which goes down the middle of the roof long ways and down the front of the windshield and keeps the roof from crunching inwards and killing you like it did Russell Phillips.
Bullzeye95 1 year ago
@EazZiB
There were no roll cages then, and I doubt it wouldve done anything.
bTYLERs666 1 year ago
shouldnt the car off had a rollbar ro prevent the roof calapsing?
EazZiB 1 year ago
he must of been killed instantly. if you notice the track official was just standing relaxed by the car as if there was nothing he could do.
lemans24fan 1 year ago
Oh my god, sad!
RIP Russell Phillips!
And to the assholes that comment about this, FUCK YOU!! Grow up and get a damn life and get off the internet!!!
gdwwefan 1 year ago 2
This is one of the most gruesome crashes ever, It always gives me the chilles! This crash, the crash of Gordon Smiley and the crash of Roger Williamson are the worst in my oppinion. The only good thing about Phillips and Smiley's crashes, is that they died instantly... While Williamson screamed in agony for over a minute until he died of oxygen starvation, it wasn't even the fire that killed him...
skynet091287 1 year ago
at 0:05 look carefully, you can his head with the helmet still on rolling towards pit lane, if you dont believe me look at the description on wikipedia, and you will see it
nr2002vidz 1 year ago
@nr2002vidz Yes, it's on Wikipedia so it must be true!
bibbler227 1 year ago
listen to the crowd ALLAHU AKHBAR!!!!!
SharkysDeathVids 1 year ago
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lmao beheaded like an adulterous sandmonkey.
SharkysDeathVids 1 year ago
RIP Russell Phillips
SaleGuy 1 year ago
He was decapitated in this crash.
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Taaaarail 1 year ago
r.i.p. russell phillips
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taIonted4g64 1 year ago
@taIonted4g64 You are just about the worst excuse for a human being.
coop12374 1 year ago
evrytime iwatch a video youtubers act like ass wholes - this is fatal crash- drivers who die know the risks- they do what they love to do- why call them stupid or call there sport retarded when they die- i mean fuck
mikethenascarfan 1 year ago
. The track was littered with car debris, blood, and numerous pieces of Phillips' body, necessitating a complete and lengthy race stoppage (red flag) while track officials wearing surgical gloves placed white sheets over various body parts in the vicinity of the crash. The driver's head (still wearing his helmet) was found at the entrance of the pit road, and one of his hands was found suspended in the retaining fence.
NR2003Live 1 year ago
@NR2003Live Are you serious about scattered body parts? I never read that. Not saying you are wrong. Just I never read that. Thankfully the stands look pretty empty. Can you imagine what that track worker seen and thought after walking up to the car? Dangerous sport.
SteveWard3928 1 year ago
@SteveWard3928 His head was found at the end of pit road, and one of his hands was in the catch fence.
roguelead72 1 year ago
@SteveWard3928 one of my teachers knew Russell, and told the class that he was decapitated and dismembered. Heard that there was also cleanup needed in the stands (some blood). its sad that the sportsmens series had so many deaths in its short lived existence
montyth 1 year ago
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margarettapolarbears 1 year ago
the head comment is unfortunately very true. its well known that the sportsman series mad very unsafe cars..and if i remember correctly this was a old D.W.car.....lucky him
punkrocker40 1 year ago
Thats because 80% of the people that comment on the internet are fucking retarded.
Koppe22 1 year ago 77
@Koppe22 wow one in a million shot , absolute redirection of mass and velocity,, rest in peace speed racer
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@Koppe22 --99%
MeMrecious 1 year ago
@Koppe22 Amen. Just a bunch of internet thugs and bigots who probably ain't worth a damn and get their asses beat in the real world
Serg223 1 year ago
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foilseal 1 year ago
oh my
tom30231 1 year ago
He was shredded to pieces, his head with helmet (you see it bouncing on asphalt) did roll down and ended under other car near pitstop entry
urmo345 1 year ago
@urmo345 I dont see it bouncing on the asphalt?
RIP Gary
pwnzor3000 1 year ago
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That's what happens when you drive around a circle at stupid speeds like a moron.
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wierd my last name is phillips..................
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Aadeshw 1 year ago
he got decapitated
KartKing4ever 1 year ago
Unless that didn't happened to Brad today
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MrCorpseNeverDies 1 year ago
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dcs002 1 year ago
all i hav 2 say is, WTF! this guy died and u hav 1 garyatric fuck sayin he is from hell and another faggot telling the guy 2 shoot himself! WTF! jesus h. christ man, grow some balls!!!!
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taIonted4g64 2 years ago
his hand was in the fence, and head on pit road
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taIonted4g64 2 years ago
wow these comments people are putting are weired i mean the video is about a fatal crash and the comments are people yelling at each other to shoot themselves
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atom2009 2 years ago
@tdiharold5265 the people bashing the vid are probly those ugly emo kids in high school with all the colors of the raibow in their hair. theyre too scared to say anything in public because theyre too shy, but on line they want attention. it gives me the chills knowing that im probly the same age as those dipsticks
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it is funny how it goes on the side and cuts his head off. he must have thought he would be ok but just then his head came off.
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CapnJ1mmy is a faggot who cries himself to sleep over dead guys what a loser!
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GregMooreCorpse 2 years ago
hey what ever flats your boat.
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floridacrackerish 1 year ago
@floridacrackerish crackers
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GregMooreCorpse 2 years ago
wow bet ur a sad little recluse with no life who posts things for attention on youtube I guarantee that you will reply you probably check your comments every day after you whack it to anime porn of course.
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GregMooreCorpse 2 years ago
so you have proven my point that you have no life and you are some sad little teenager getting his shits and giggles by making lude attention grabbing comments on the inter webs.
you are an ignorant prod with no sense of a formal education, I am pretty sure that this is the most exciting part of your day in your sad little life. you are a disgrace you pompous prod, get a life you uneducated fool. $100 says you reply. after you whack off to photos of your mom of course.
CapnJ1mmy 2 years ago 2
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its CAPTAIN JIMMY! the moral authority of YoUtuBeZ!
lets all care about what he has to say, shall we?
fucking retard...
joyfulvulture 2 years ago
...no life much
CapnJ1mmy 2 years ago
you reply to someone you accuse of having no life, what does that make you, genius?
joyfulvulture 2 years ago
You spent the time to looke up the vids I commented on so your argument is flawed I waisted no time replying. who is the biggest loser you ask? My Genius tells me you are. Nice try though.
CapnJ1mmy 2 years ago
"I waisted no time replying"
lol, you just did twice einstein.
a retard in denial, how cute!
joyfulvulture 2 years ago