It's ok guys, you can wait until someone like Dale Earnhardt get killed then make safety measures. It's not like you waited until 10+ drivers died in 5-7 years, that's real smart nascar, real smart.
Tragedy, indeed; in fact, I personally believe that this, at least at the time, was the biggest wake-up call to NASCAR drivers that they needed to learn to settle down and learn to race without sending each other into the wall, flying through the grass, etc., and start respecting each other, as Rusty Wallace would point out himself on the day of the Daytona 500 some ten days later.
I totally concur with you on that. After his accident at Darlington approximately 3 1/2 years earlier, the doctors said that he had no business getting in a race car and driving again; yet, by July of 1993, when Neil got ready to race again at Talladega, he had apparently gained clearance from the doctors to do so.
@TheJoey20rocks: 1994. A few days later, Rodney Orr crashed and died. 2 and a half months later, Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna died in the F1 Imola GP. And then in Michigan, Ernie Irvan nearly lost his life too!!!
No; in fact, he walked away from the Talladega crash unhurt, just a little scared s--tless from the accident, knowing that he could have had a repeat of what had happened to him at Darlington just three years earlier.
Alan Kulwicki (Plane crash outside of Bristol, TN), and Davey Allison (Helicopter crash while attempting to land in garage area at Talladega Superspeedway); both Kulwicki (April 1993) and Allison's (July 1993) deaths were just three months apart from each other. So, yes; Davey Allison was one of them.
Alan Kulwicki (Plane crash outside of Bristol, TN), and Davey Allison (Helicopter crash while attempting to land in garage area at Talladega Superspeedway); both Kulwicki (April 1993) and Allison's (July 1993) deaths were just three months apart from each other.
nascar should do better then this like mcdowells flip it could have killed him kevin lepage 2010 talledega almost killed him atlanta 2010 brad k flips almost kills the kid nascar do something
You people are lost. I know why Bonnett died. I know what happened to Earnhardt too....and if you knew either of them....you would know why it happened. Edge2Racing.....you are on the right track. Terminal illness will help you unlock those harnesses.
Well experts...it's like this.,,,I will remain anonymous of my identity. Seatbelts are intentionally unbuckled...and wheels are turned hard right....I will leave it up to you to figure out why it's done. Terminal illness is a long and grueling battle.
A basilar skull fracture is when the opening at the base of the skul is fractured(ring fracture) and results in the brain stem basically being cut in half.
Amazing how much misinformation there is on this subject. 1) It was David Bonnet, Neil's son, who pulled Davey from the wreck of his helicopter. 2) Neil had had a crash previously where he had a severe concussion, from which he never fully recovered. When he came back, his reaction time was slower. In 1994, Hans devices, were not required by NASCAR and there were no safe barriers. His crash was at an angle where the entire force came through the driver's compartment.
Was Neil wearing an open face or full face helmet when the crash happened????? I've heard different stories about the crash, but my opinion is that the Hoosier tires were the culprit. I remember at one time the rumor was he had a dizzy spell and lost it....then some bar stool critics claimed he unbuckled the belts and crashed intentionally......BUT I THINK IT WAS ALL A BUNCH OF BULL. He shouldn't have been back in a car, but fate played the part and he died due to a tire failure,not driver error
hey i believe your the dumbass they did have the hans back then it was invented in the 80's do your research. i own a hans it tells you about it in some of the pamplets it comes with.
i absolutly love nascar..i like it for the close racing and exciting finishes but i always hope no one gets hurt...i hate seeing people get hurt..like a few weeks ago at talladega when carl edwards went up into the catch fence..i dont like edwards but i was very glad he was able to walk away from it
Neil was another brilliant NASCAR driver that was taken from the world much too soon. Its always the good ones that they take isnt it. '94 was a shit year for racing... Thats all I can say. RIP Neil... Your fans still miss you.
It happens, I mean do you really think even 50% of racing fans watch it because of speed? I'm a racing fan, I didnt watch this video cause I missed the news that day.
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dude how the fuk would a hans save you from internal injuries? sr dide from a basal skull fracture. how does a hans miraculously save u from this dumbass?
yup 1st alan kulwicki (a hooter's corporate plane crashed near bristol on his way back from an appearance at a hooter's in knoxville) on april 1st 1993 then davey allison (crashed his helicopter in the talladega infield attempting an inexperienced downwind landing in a fenced in area) neil bonnet and red farmer were onboard and survived on july 13th 1993 exactly 9 months earlier davey's brother clifford was killed on august 13th 1992 in turns 3&4 at michigan practicing for the busch series race
Neil Bonnett was not on board. He pulled Red Farmer and Davey Allison out of the wreckage however. Davey and Red were flying in to help Neil's son David with his race car.
Neil Bonnett was NOT on board the helicopter when it crashed with Davey Allison and Red Farmer. Neil's son David was on the scene and pulled Davey out. And yes Clifford was killed in Michigan during Busch practice but I believe in this news report they are talking about Rodney Orr, who you failed to mention, who was also killed at Daytona this same year.
@777garyow: The other 2 were not on the race track. Alan Kulwicki on April 1st, 1993 and Davey Allison in July '93 died in plane crashes. Alan approaching Bristol, Tennessee (I spelled it wrong, I know), Davey while landing at Talladega, Alabama.
Bonnet was a good guy.He was a TV commentator,and a commercial pitchman for RESTORE engine additive.He had a lot going for him.Maybe he should have retired early and went with the TV gigs he was getting.
I dont't get it. With Neil's accident and many others who cost lives Nascar didn't learn until Dale's death. If Nascar would have taken the initiative like they did after Dales's death to make the cars safer Dale might still be alive. I mean Nascar has done a great job since Dalek's death but it took a major figure in the sport to open up Nascar's eyes.
Actually when a car touches the apron the car bottoms out and what does a car do when it bottoms out it wants to go the opposite direction that it was going when it bottoms out. Rest In Peace Neil We miss you along with Dale have fun fishin for those golden bass in heaven boys I will be there soon on your boat.
No, actually, the sudden change in angle the tires experience when they hit the apron compresses the left front shock. If the car is set up for this it is fine, but if not, the shock rebounds quickly, causing the car to shoot up the track. The more drastic the difference in angle between the racing surface and the apron, the more likely this is to occur.
they shoot up when they hit the apron because they get loose or the wheels spin when becuase the tires are at a different angle than the other tires meaning it would be inbalanced or something
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Peeps, go and get your facts straight, He's not a Canadian nigger, o.k, and if you don't like NASCAR, so be it but to disrespect Nascar, and the drivers and the fans then you are meft up in the fuckin head(and to the people who said R.I.P to Neil Bonnett thank you).
What I want to know is why you come on a NASCAR video, one in which a man loses his life, and then insult NASCAR, which includes all the drivers, all the fans, and all of the people associated with it. Okay, you don't like NASCAR. Understandable. Lots of people don't. I do, though. And you just randomly insult us. Someone needs to beat you with a stick.
He was in Turn 3 and 4 and his two left tires touched the apron and for reasons still unknown, it made his car shoot up the banking and head-on into the wall. You'd think with all the physics and everything in NASCAR they would come up with an asnwer for why the cars shoot u the track like that when they hit the apron. RIP Neil
They have explained it countless times.... When the cars bottom out they are heading toward the infield but right when the car bottoms out it shoots the car in the opposite direction of which it came, and in this case Neil was turning the wheel left and it made the impact that much harder because it made the car shoot up the track in a straight line hitting head on with the wall.
It's ok guys, you can wait until someone like Dale Earnhardt get killed then make safety measures. It's not like you waited until 10+ drivers died in 5-7 years, that's real smart nascar, real smart.
hamlinfanVA 3 months ago
Sadly, Earnhardt would die in the same corner 7 years later. RIP Earnhardt and Bonnett.
mohawkman251988 6 months ago
777garyow--
Tragedy, indeed; in fact, I personally believe that this, at least at the time, was the biggest wake-up call to NASCAR drivers that they needed to learn to settle down and learn to race without sending each other into the wall, flying through the grass, etc., and start respecting each other, as Rusty Wallace would point out himself on the day of the Daytona 500 some ten days later.
EricEbac22 6 months ago
1986Sheri--
He would have turned 65 yesterday had he still been alive.
EricEbac22 7 months ago
Joshd0102--
I totally concur with you on that. After his accident at Darlington approximately 3 1/2 years earlier, the doctors said that he had no business getting in a race car and driving again; yet, by July of 1993, when Neil got ready to race again at Talladega, he had apparently gained clearance from the doctors to do so.
EricEbac22 7 months ago
Bonnet shouldn't have been out there anyways
joshd0102 7 months ago
how old would've Neil Bonnet have been if he was still alive?
1986Sheri 7 months ago
turn 4=worse spot to crash in RIP turn 4 drivers
TeamHKSR33 7 months ago
i'm not a neil bonnett fan but r.i.p neil we all miss you
WackyRace1016 7 months ago
Dale Earnhardt and Neil Bonnett were close friends and died at the same track
NR2003Live 7 months ago
Thejoey20rocks--
1994.
EricEbac22 8 months ago
R.I.P You all guys for died in driving. And remember. Believe your dad if it says dont ever drive formula,motorbike or nascar cars ;`D
Niggenaggex 9 months ago
PhilipTheBigOne--
Tragic indeed; yet, it took almost ten years for NASCAR to finally catch up and make safety improvements for drivers mandatory.
EricEbac22 9 months ago
@TheJoey20rocks: I count more fatallities in '94, plus Senna was the Dale Earnhardt of Formula 1. So it was a HORRIBLE year for racing!!!
PhilipTheBigOne 9 months ago
@TheJoey20rocks: 1994. A few days later, Rodney Orr crashed and died. 2 and a half months later, Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna died in the F1 Imola GP. And then in Michigan, Ernie Irvan nearly lost his life too!!!
Boy was 1994 a tragic year!!!
PhilipTheBigOne 9 months ago
MrPingPongSr--
No; in fact, he walked away from the Talladega crash unhurt, just a little scared s--tless from the accident, knowing that he could have had a repeat of what had happened to him at Darlington just three years earlier.
EricEbac22 1 year ago
Was he still injured from the crash at Talladega the year before?
MrPingPongSr 1 year ago
@MrPingPongSr he wasn't injured in that crash. He walked away fine from that.
EarnhardtsYear08 1 year ago
jonesy97--
Alan Kulwicki (Plane crash outside of Bristol, TN), and Davey Allison (Helicopter crash while attempting to land in garage area at Talladega Superspeedway); both Kulwicki (April 1993) and Allison's (July 1993) deaths were just three months apart from each other. So, yes; Davey Allison was one of them.
EricEbac22 1 year ago
jonesy97--
Alan Kulwicki (Plane crash outside of Bristol, TN), and Davey Allison (Helicopter crash while attempting to land in garage area at Talladega Superspeedway); both Kulwicki (April 1993) and Allison's (July 1993) deaths were just three months apart from each other.
EricEbac22 1 year ago
to those that dont know there is only so much you can do for safety nascar has done a ton to protect their drivers and fans
MegaNascarnut 1 year ago
Who were the other two mentioned in that 10 month period? Was Davey Allison one of them?
jonesy97 1 year ago
isn't ironic that Neil and dale died in the same turn
mani1639 1 year ago 4
nascar should do better then this like mcdowells flip it could have killed him kevin lepage 2010 talledega almost killed him atlanta 2010 brad k flips almost kills the kid nascar do something
crazysheltons 1 year ago
@crazysheltons elliot saddlers crash at pocono too
BADASSED88 1 year ago
just about the same place Sr lost his life and they were best friends....gives me chills just thinking about it
aench 1 year ago
he was only 47?!
C0LL1N 1 year ago
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You people are lost. I know why Bonnett died. I know what happened to Earnhardt too....and if you knew either of them....you would know why it happened. Edge2Racing.....you are on the right track. Terminal illness will help you unlock those harnesses.
TheRainman5566 2 years ago
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Well experts...it's like this.,,,I will remain anonymous of my identity. Seatbelts are intentionally unbuckled...and wheels are turned hard right....I will leave it up to you to figure out why it's done. Terminal illness is a long and grueling battle.
TheRainman5566 2 years ago
A basilar skull fracture is when the back of the head is cracked open or something.
Blackoutspecialist 2 years ago
A basilar skull fracture is when the opening at the base of the skul is fractured(ring fracture) and results in the brain stem basically being cut in half.
beastrbl2325 1 year ago
Amazing how much misinformation there is on this subject. 1) It was David Bonnet, Neil's son, who pulled Davey from the wreck of his helicopter. 2) Neil had had a crash previously where he had a severe concussion, from which he never fully recovered. When he came back, his reaction time was slower. In 1994, Hans devices, were not required by NASCAR and there were no safe barriers. His crash was at an angle where the entire force came through the driver's compartment.
bbjw56 2 years ago 3
Sounds like we have lots of "Dumbasses" posting here
Swartzie6 2 years ago 6
I agree.
Kaprice24 2 years ago
Was Neil wearing an open face or full face helmet when the crash happened????? I've heard different stories about the crash, but my opinion is that the Hoosier tires were the culprit. I remember at one time the rumor was he had a dizzy spell and lost it....then some bar stool critics claimed he unbuckled the belts and crashed intentionally......BUT I THINK IT WAS ALL A BUNCH OF BULL. He shouldn't have been back in a car, but fate played the part and he died due to a tire failure,not driver error
Edge2Racing 2 years ago
hey i believe your the dumbass they did have the hans back then it was invented in the 80's do your research. i own a hans it tells you about it in some of the pamplets it comes with.
bigej3 2 years ago
The HANS was invented in 1999 i think. It was optional in 2001 but it became a rule to wear it after earnhardts crash
TheMatt605 2 years ago
@TheMatt605 WHAT!?!?!?!? The Hans was invented in the early 80's. Second statement is correct though.
coalreigoncoalcracke 2 years ago
HANS developed starting in '85, crash tested in '89, available in '91
VooDooRocketry 2 years ago
@VooDooRocketry and this in "95"
wcwfan33412 1 year ago
@wcwfan33412 this was in 1994
ZUFALL2938 1 year ago
@ZUFALL2938 in the movie "3" it was in 95 o well
wcwfan33412 1 year ago
@VooDooRocketry mandated in 2002-03
BADASSED88 1 year ago
Hey dumbass they didnt have a hans in 1992..
harper4418 2 years ago
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if neil bonnett had be wearing a hans device he most probably had survived this crash and internal injuries are more survivable than a broken neck
bowie731 2 years ago
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well you dumb fucking arsehole it stops you from breaking your fucking neck in a head on crash which they didnt have in the old days
bowie731 2 years ago
was that the country time car
yes I know it is not the point but I am just asking
canadiancatgreen 2 years ago 4
Yes it was
adame3383 2 years ago
i absolutly love nascar..i like it for the close racing and exciting finishes but i always hope no one gets hurt...i hate seeing people get hurt..like a few weeks ago at talladega when carl edwards went up into the catch fence..i dont like edwards but i was very glad he was able to walk away from it
bmh297 2 years ago 5
I hate when they put the tarps over the cars like that.
1980Invasiontour 2 years ago
me 2 it makes it more dramatic then
it should be
99boyz 2 years ago
Neil was another brilliant NASCAR driver that was taken from the world much too soon. Its always the good ones that they take isnt it. '94 was a shit year for racing... Thats all I can say. RIP Neil... Your fans still miss you.
CevertTyrell 3 years ago 3
15 years ago today
AndyMarquisLIVE 3 years ago
It happens, I mean do you really think even 50% of racing fans watch it because of speed? I'm a racing fan, I didnt watch this video cause I missed the news that day.
urmaninuniform09 3 years ago 4
yeah like dale earnhardt he said it was for wimps. after saying that he crashed and died
bowie731 3 years ago
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dude how the fuk would a hans save you from internal injuries? sr dide from a basal skull fracture. how does a hans miraculously save u from this dumbass?
highway955 2 years ago
if they only made the hans device earlier this wouldnt of happened
bowie230973 3 years ago 3
it had been around for 15 years before that crash. people were just too goddamn stubborn and stupid.
penske13 3 years ago 7
wow 3rd time in 10 months
tragaty
777garyow 3 years ago 20
The early 90s was a very bad time for race car drivers.
Spazzer 3 years ago 6
94 for ALL motorsports. F1 and NASCAR especially.
txngasnguns 3 years ago 4
yup 1st alan kulwicki (a hooter's corporate plane crashed near bristol on his way back from an appearance at a hooter's in knoxville) on april 1st 1993 then davey allison (crashed his helicopter in the talladega infield attempting an inexperienced downwind landing in a fenced in area) neil bonnet and red farmer were onboard and survived on july 13th 1993 exactly 9 months earlier davey's brother clifford was killed on august 13th 1992 in turns 3&4 at michigan practicing for the busch series race
4stringrager 3 years ago
Neil Bonnett was not on board. He pulled Red Farmer and Davey Allison out of the wreckage however. Davey and Red were flying in to help Neil's son David with his race car.
abates2782 2 years ago
Neil Bonnett was NOT on board the helicopter when it crashed with Davey Allison and Red Farmer. Neil's son David was on the scene and pulled Davey out. And yes Clifford was killed in Michigan during Busch practice but I believe in this news report they are talking about Rodney Orr, who you failed to mention, who was also killed at Daytona this same year.
ewertjoe 2 years ago
@777garyow: The other 2 were not on the race track. Alan Kulwicki on April 1st, 1993 and Davey Allison in July '93 died in plane crashes. Alan approaching Bristol, Tennessee (I spelled it wrong, I know), Davey while landing at Talladega, Alabama.
PhilipTheBigOne 9 months ago
@777garyow go back to school and learn how to spell you fucking retard
Runkleforskin 9 months ago
Super guy. On and off the track. He loved the fans, but most of all, he loved making the fans happy. RIP.
dsmcclellan 3 years ago 4
channel 6 news? The one out of Tallahassee? Sounds like the same guy.
RDB17 3 years ago
Bonnet was a good guy.He was a TV commentator,and a commercial pitchman for RESTORE engine additive.He had a lot going for him.Maybe he should have retired early and went with the TV gigs he was getting.
hpspeedster 3 years ago
18 victories id be happy with that
29sucks 3 years ago
Hell, Neil Bonnet wouldn't be happy with 100 wins. There was one thing he cared about and that was being number 1. Neil was a great driver...
bakinginheat9201 3 years ago 4
I dont't get it. With Neil's accident and many others who cost lives Nascar didn't learn until Dale's death. If Nascar would have taken the initiative like they did after Dales's death to make the cars safer Dale might still be alive. I mean Nascar has done a great job since Dalek's death but it took a major figure in the sport to open up Nascar's eyes.
Yamabaja 4 years ago 4
Actually when a car touches the apron the car bottoms out and what does a car do when it bottoms out it wants to go the opposite direction that it was going when it bottoms out. Rest In Peace Neil We miss you along with Dale have fun fishin for those golden bass in heaven boys I will be there soon on your boat.
4Tracer 4 years ago
No, actually, the sudden change in angle the tires experience when they hit the apron compresses the left front shock. If the car is set up for this it is fine, but if not, the shock rebounds quickly, causing the car to shoot up the track. The more drastic the difference in angle between the racing surface and the apron, the more likely this is to occur.
meteora64 3 years ago
man its a mess at the bottom of the comment page lol
e521soediv 4 years ago
they shoot up when they hit the apron because they get loose or the wheels spin when becuase the tires are at a different angle than the other tires meaning it would be inbalanced or something
e521soediv 4 years ago
can u please take ur bashing some where
else
99boyz 4 years ago 2
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Peeps, go and get your facts straight, He's not a Canadian nigger, o.k, and if you don't like NASCAR, so be it but to disrespect Nascar, and the drivers and the fans then you are meft up in the fuckin head(and to the people who said R.I.P to Neil Bonnett thank you).
NascarFreak3 4 years ago
i believe he had 2 other major crashes before this
topski100 4 years ago 4
rip
evan06kirk 4 years ago 32
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fuck nascar
cbappa1 4 years ago
Then fuck you. Go away and leave us NASCAR fans alone.
TyVulpine 4 years ago 4
you are an idiot you must respect all the fans of nascar
senna60 4 years ago 3
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Oh really, I HAVE to respect you inbreds?
cbappa1 4 years ago
What I want to know is why you come on a NASCAR video, one in which a man loses his life, and then insult NASCAR, which includes all the drivers, all the fans, and all of the people associated with it. Okay, you don't like NASCAR. Understandable. Lots of people don't. I do, though. And you just randomly insult us. Someone needs to beat you with a stick.
Shammons55 4 years ago 3
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jbracer86 4 years ago
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fuck your mom
jbracer86 4 years ago
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fuck your little brother
cbappa1 4 years ago
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no, fuck you and ur mother... u fucking fagg
PernellDD 4 years ago
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He's a Canadian nigger..lol. Cant get much worse..what do we expect? lol RIP Neil
hcfirefighter82 4 years ago
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canadian nigga... haha ROFL!
PernellDD 4 years ago
That was a tremendous hit. Im not sure how he crashed like that in a practice session. He will be sadly missed for years to come.
yourworstnightmare30 4 years ago 2
He was in Turn 3 and 4 and his two left tires touched the apron and for reasons still unknown, it made his car shoot up the banking and head-on into the wall. You'd think with all the physics and everything in NASCAR they would come up with an asnwer for why the cars shoot u the track like that when they hit the apron. RIP Neil
ewertjoe 4 years ago
They have explained it countless times.... When the cars bottom out they are heading toward the infield but right when the car bottoms out it shoots the car in the opposite direction of which it came, and in this case Neil was turning the wheel left and it made the impact that much harder because it made the car shoot up the track in a straight line hitting head on with the wall.
R.I.P. Neil
4Tracer 3 years ago
damn, this sucks. R.I.P. Neil Bonnett, R.I.P.
StewieGriffin1985 4 years ago 3
rip
nintendoboy90091 4 years ago 4
rip
tonystewartisgod 4 years ago 4
R.I.P. Bonnet, R.I.P.
timlinisabeast 4 years ago 4