Christain Elder 2002 Qualifying Wreck (Chicagoland)

[MidniteHaze1]

No safer barrier..

[racing202]

RIP Christian Elder. Not cuz of this crash of course, as the description says.

[xoxksa]

The right side of that car is flatter than a pancake. So glad that give the N'wide series new cars.

[OldSchoolNascar]

He died from an overdose of pain killers right? Wasn't it because of this crash even that many years after?

[Weezy10580]

Horrible, horrible driver.

[Spyker88]

@nascarfan789 As of this year in 2011, Now its Steve Turner and Turner Motorsports.

[TheJet53]

how did he die?



[Spyker88]

@TheJet53 An accidental Methadone toxicity.

[monsterjamfan10]

how did he die?

[thepspman116]

@monsterjamfan10 He died due a accidental Methadone toxicity.

[33kalam]

awful impact

[chevyred427]

looks like the roll cage failed

[ItsSkaTV]

I always wonder whatever happened to some of the Busch drivers that never made it to the Sprint Cup. like Ashton Lewis Jr. and Christian Elder over here.

[Senninha70]

@ItsSkaTV Well, there's no need to worry about Christian Elder, this video represents the end of his racing career. He had a head injury and never raced again. He then died five years later of an overdose of Methadone.

[ItsSkaTV]

@Senninha70 Aw. that's sad.

R.I.P. Chrisitan Elder

[twonine3]

@ItsSkaTV I really seriously thought something would come of Ashton Lewis.He had the talent,I thought for sure.I guess there's just a lot of behind the scenes stuff we still don't know.

[tdiharold5265]

@ItsSkaTV Dont forget Casey Atwood sure he got into the cup series but never did as good as any one thought

[ItsSkaTV]

@tdiharold5265 well, Atwood only raced two full seasons and both of those were after Evernham just switched to a new make of car (Dodge).

Granted, I doubt Atwood would be winning a championship, but if they kept him for a little longer, maybe he would've gotten a win or two.

Also, you a tdi fan? cool.

[tdiharold5265]

@ItsSkaTV yah i am

[NismoFinder]

RIP Christian

[solaire66]

What is Great Clips connection to this team? Theyve sponsored this car for a very long time.

[OldSchoolNascar]

he overdosed on pain killers. he did not die from cancer. R.I.P.

[F1V1]

Right.

[NascarFreak3]

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!

[sasa0887]

dang those cars were very unsafe

[24jeffgordan88JRfan]

wow unblevible

[burtonfan2]

no it was cancer, i dont remember what kind it was tho

[ffhd1clt]

Christian was one of my best friends, and he did not die from cancer. He was prescribed Methodone to treat the pain he had from the wreck in Chicago. His heart wasn't strong enough to handle the drug, and that is what took him. He died peacefully in his sleep on a Sunday afternoon in 2007.

[LiveforChrist999]

@ffhd1clt He was one of your best friends? Sorry for your loss,though if it's any consolation,at least he died peacefully.

[ewertjoe]

He was the son of "Suitcase Jake", right? Jake Elder?

[DPMoney21]

@ewertjoe No, his father was John Elder, Founder and President of Elder-Jones Contractors in Bloomington, Minnesota.

[NascarRacingfan14]

@ewertjoe Yea, Earnhardts Sr. old crew cheif.

[gth804f]

I rooted for elder when he drove...i got my hair cut all the time at the place that sponsors him...great clips

[ToyMafuckingchine]

he definately did not die of cancer. he died from the neck injury porblems after the crash. he was on the boat with his family and did something to it creating something to go wrong. trust me, my dad works for elder jones

[lexpaces]

Why does the guy say Red Aiken's ford? LOL.

[Ruddfan1997]

Brad Akins Ford, Akins was owner of car

[schraderfan]

he says Brad Akins

[F1V1]

Brad Akins was his car owner.

[romanticmonster2007]

i wish he woulda died in this crash... that way he wouldn't have had suffered and died through cancer... my dad died of cancer november 17th :(

[southernracer41]

He died of cancer?? when??

[romanticmonster2007]

november 17th... yeah only 2 months ago...

[romanticmonster2007]

check out my channel and there are 2 videos of tributes i made to my dad. one was called sarah mclaughlin- in the arms of the angels, cuz thats the song to it. and i would love it if you subscribed to my videos, i'm a huge nascar fan so i'll probably make a ton of nascar opinion videos and stuff like that

[montyth]

Was it cancer that took him? I heard he had died, but never heard anything about cancer. Where did you read that?

[romanticmonster2007]

wikipedia

[montyth]

oh ok.

[Orangetree547]

One part of wikipedia says he died from AIDS? he is listed under famous deaths from AIDS.

[grr1126]

its a shame, i rooted for Elder in 02, RIP

[dalejrfan33]

How did he die?

[burtonfan2]

cancer

[burtonfan2]

rip

[BengtsonJ]

Christian Elder passed away on Sunday (12th August); aged 38. RIP

[kainethebarbarian]

this is why flat, high-speed, cookie-cutter tracks suck. the racing is terrible and the crashes are brutal. if it wasn't for the HANS device, he probably wouldnt be alive today

[osubuckeyes14]

kainethebarbarian

he IS NOT alive today dumbass.

[thebiff16]

This also ended Christian's career.

[astatslpvids]

Holy shit, the right side was pushed in past the windshield! I think I've seen this one before but I never realized just how hard of a hit that was.

[IamTheShermanator]

it coulda been worse, he is very lucky.

[wumbct]

wow