Elliott Sadler Kurt Busch NASCAR Crash Pocono 2010

[IloveNYC7]

I was at this race couldnt see much since it was in the back!!

[speedwaysedan12]

i thought all cars or atleast all the regular cars would have onboards...

[twistedrules1]

at least elliot made it out ok but was in huge pain but just wow on how he made that out alive

[MrLazyusername]

i remember being at that race and hearing everyone around talking about the fact Elliot's engine shot through the ground on the other side of the barrier

[fastmannnnn]

100 cameras and only 1 caught a gimps of what happened to Elliot... shame...

[wordlife7912]

@fastmannnnn Makes ya wonder, "Where the hell was the blimp?" lol

[kylerowdybusch]

POCONO is without a dout the most exiting track!

[brian8556]

Yeah, I remember watching this on ESPN. Man, what a lick Elliott Sadler took! Glad he's okay. Well, 3 days away from the start of NASCAR again will be fun!! On Saturday (3 days away!), Nationwide race at Daytona at 1:15 PM/Eastern and Budweiser Shootout at Daytona for Sprint at 8:10 PM/Eastern. Sweet!

[andrew24rocks2]

i think elliot got on his side

[ScreamsofTheInsane]

theres gotta be an amature videio up somewhere. and i wonder if his car got aribourne at al.

[girlcandream]

@ScreamsofTheInsane I don't think he had time to get airborne.

[cookieacdc24]

why cant espn hav any sense 2 find a decent video of the wreck. for god sakes fox got 10 or 15 different views of the carl edwards and keslowski wreck with not very many people expecting it. and espn couldnt even get one decent video. just this piece of shit vid

[ScottXC91]

@cookieacdc24 Well of course they got Edwards and Keselowski, they were the only ones crashing, so why wouldn't they? I'm sure if someone has spun out somewhere them just before that, all of the cameras would have been focused on that and would have missed the Edwards/Keselowski incident.

[TheMagicalLemon01]

Jimmie, boy, You need to learn one thing about pocono, You don't bump draft there. Theres an example...

[ScottXC91]

@TheMagicalLemon01 It has nothing to do with the track, Jimmie just didn't hit him square enough. Same thing would have happened at Talladega or Daytona.

[TheMagicalLemon01]

@ScottXC91 Apparently we have a Jimmie Johnson fan here.

[bfahren]

@TheMagicalLemon01 Why so much hate for J.Johnson?. I mean it. Im from Spain so i have never been able to really follow NASCAR except a few races. Whats the reason for that hate?. Im really curious about it.

[TheMagicalLemon01]

@bfahren He wins too much, he has too many championships, he doesn't deserve it, if it weren't for the chase, he wouldn't be champion. He cheats. Believe it or not, he actually spun out many people for a win.

[bfahren]

@TheMagicalLemon01 Oh, well i guess thats reason enough. Thanks.

[TheMagicalLemon01]

@bfahren Yep. Np.

[TheMagicalLemon01]

@govtracy, Oh Bei, dude your just a fanboy.

[govtracy]

@TheMagicalLemon01 tell me some drivers he spun for a win is what i meant to say

[TheMagicalLemon01]

@govtracy Mkay, Jeff Gordon, 2004 I think, not sure. Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, shall I go on?

[govtracy]

@TheMagicalLemon01 ok but tell me what year and what track

[TheMagicalLemon01]

@govtracy I really don't know, it was on NASCAR.com a few days ago.

[MyDogFulton]

poor elliot he cant even watch his own crash.

[BADASSED88]

yo guy check out my video i actually got the whole crash! fuck espn!

[DialgaRules24]

*they don't have any other angles of sadlers crash?? And I accidentally tapped go on my iPod on that last comment :\

[DialgaRules24]

This is the 7th video I have watched of this crash and they don't have any other angles of saddle

[jferamy123]

IS THERE ANY OTHER CAMERA ANGLES????????

[BJC20199]

@jferamy123-I wish they had an on-board camera at lease since there no replay of the crash.

[TheYovanni13]

Seriously people Jimmy barely bumped him Kurt went a bit over the top with the whole 'driving right thru us' comment if 33 was a little farther back kurt would have been fine it's just being in the wrong place at the wrong time and let's be happy Sadler didn't get hurt and the cars are doing there jobs

[DRZREALEST]

buehhh, pocono its a track i wouldnt mind being gone.... its boring.. and long...

[tj1774]

@DRZREALEST u can watch this crash and still say its boreing?? dude he couldeve died and if u didnt notice HIS FUCKING ENGINE FELL OUT

[DRZREALEST]

@tj1774 ohh i didnt know racing was all about how hard you hit the wall... -_-

[rsdude99]

That just shows your "4 time champ" can't bump draft worth a damn.

[xBADNEWS88x]

is there not even a clear video in all of the internet that actually shows his whole crash not just very front of the car

[mkmurray98]

i saw this on television worst accident iv seen

[BJC20199]

@mkmurray98-Sadler crash was one hardest hit recorded since Gordon wreck last year and in nascar history....sadler wreck have to have more than 200 gs

[aufiala4]

that wasnt even Jimmie Johnsons fault it was just a bump draft he didnt like run over him and he would not have spun if he didnt hit bowyer

[Grizzmaster23]

Fuck Jimmie Johnson Rip his dam head off

[klinkutis]

yeah, earnharts wreck was pretty weak haha can't believe he died from that

[sockerdood11]

Pocono is one place you do NOT bump draft. So much can go wrong so fast. I don't think Jimmie did anything wrong on purpose but he should think about that next time

[theMADAWG9]

that look worse than dale sr's wreak

[theMADAWG9]

@theMADAWG9 I mean "wreck " oops

[theMADAWG9]

bump draft fail!!

[nrbr22]

Bump drafting is just the way of racing. Always has been always will be. Jimmie did nothing that everyone else doesn't do. Thank God Elliott is okay.  I am a die hard Elliott Sadler fan and a die hard Hendrick Motorsports Fan. When my guys are wrong I will be the first to admit it but Jimmie did nothing wrong. In fact if you listened to the radio communication you heard Jimmie say he was responsible but was only doing what Kurt's team had asked him to do.

[OfficalDawnsummers]

When i saw his crash omg i thought he was dead 

[Roadman4you]

thanks for posting this i missed the race.

[41dorian]

people were bump drafting just like jimmie all day just he just happen to turn someone doing so. no needs for fines

[black00civic]

shit happens, especially at 180+mph, throwing fines for this is unnecessary, it wasnt intentional even though kurt threw a fit in the interview, of course he's gunna be pissed his car's wrecked. safety wise, I think if sadler can take a pounding like that, kurt had nothing to worry about. Yes I do agree if this happened years ago, there would have been worse concequences, but we're much more geared toward safety nowadays. the only other way to avoid wrecks like this would be to race powerwheels

[sally11700]

i think johnson should be fine for this cuz if it was stewart or kyle did it they would of been fined..and johnson even said it was his fault.. elliott could of been killed thank god he wasnt...

[agrabou2011]

@sally11700 It wasn't malicious.

[richietheamazing]

i know elliots hit was bad but i wish espn had another view that way we all can see how he got turned

[Gforcebond]

another thing worth noting is the bump drafting. Drivers should know better than to do that at non restrictor plate tracks. We really haven't seen that at pocono b/c drivers knew better in the past. It's like monkey see monkey do. When one driver does it and gets away with it the next driver does it and so on until something like this happens. I bet Elliott sadler was getting bump drafted then when he lifted to avoid the accident he got hit. That's another issue not brought up.

[Gforcebond]

one thing i hope they don't do is remove the grass. I know it's a safety issue but that's what makes this track special is the scenery. All they need to do is put safety barriers on the inside and on that str8 away between turns 1 and 2 and they'll be fine.

[girlcandream]

I'd be mad if I were Kurt. However, that was "just racin'." And I'm not a Jimmie fan at all.

[JeffersonLambert]

Sadler said someone didn't check up and hit him from behind. Anyone know who that was?

[JeffersonLambert]

@JeffersonLambert The 6?

[AMPLIGHTNING]

@JeffersonLambert doesnt matter u cant blame some1 for it thats just trying to avoid a wreck

[iowahawks26]

That replay at the beginning show to me that Johnson barely touched Busch. I honestly don't know how Kurt lost control on a little bump draft like that.

[SteamRacer]

I believe Elliott got on his side in this crash.

[Stewart14rocks]

thumbs up if they say "meat in the sandwich" too much

[txmexcan]

I wish FOX would cover the whole season of NASCAR. They at least have the entire track covered with cameras. TNT and ESPN begged to have NASCAR racing on their networks and they just can't seem to deliver the coverage fans deserve.

[charleylol]

@txmexcan I TOTALLY AGREE. Fox does a much better job of coverage. I would like to know if more cameras are used by FOX than the others ??

[govtracy]

i was at that race it was crazy i got a picture of kurt busch on the carriar

[JeffersonLambert]

ESPN couldn't even get the crash on film.  Awful camera crew.

[BlueJaysCade]

@WarMachine6798 - Thanks. I knew that but thanks. :)

[BlueJaysCade]

@steakell Oh my God @ 0:46. It is an amazing testament to the safety advances they have made with these cars for him to be able to get out under his own power and interview. I can't remember ever seeing a crash that ripped the motor out. That car goes to the garbage can. Be thankful for the HANS device.

[WarMachine6798]

@BlueJaysCade hey, before Dale Sr. died, nobody wore the HANS. But then when he died everyone started wearing then it became a rule.

[klepetar]

@WarMachine6798 i don't wanna bust your bubble..but it was Dale sr. himself that dind't want the hans in nascar..he was calling it 'the noose' to the hans people that presented it to him.. true..

[vasnaiker]

Glad that Sadler is Ok. Nice to see the over-engineered safety systems in the COT really doing what they were supposed to in keeping him safe.

Would have been nice to get more footage on his wreck but I guess all the cameras were on the blue duce.

[shorty77ak]

I think for punishment they should put all the espn cameras and camerguys down on the track next weekend. The footage from that would be a little bit of redemption for missing elliots wreck

[chieftain2012]

Holly Shit! That was a hard ass hit. Even though this fence was like infield they should still have it like the fences on the boarder of the track. Like with those retractable wall things. Damn!

[laydeezman217]

I hope this makes everyone appreciative of the COT

[josh8pena]

Hey ecw4lyfe you were there.

You want a fucking cookie " I was there " wow jackass your fucken awsome

Get a life and life Is spelled like this life stupid shit

[socialgarbage2]

@josh8pena You've got a lot of room to talk with your piss-poor use of grammar.

You should use some proper punctuation, and a spell checker

before calling someone else a stupid shit.

it's- fucking, not fucken

it's- awesome, not awsome

it's- you're, not your He spelled, 'live' correctly, exactly as it was meant to be used.

Just because you're jealous that you didn't get any allowance from your mommy so you could go to the race, doesn't mean you have to take it out on him.

[ricko0317]

After seeing the car hit the wall, I thought to myself that hes dead. Just goes to show that safety is number one to NASCAR. Sadly it took the loss of Dale Sr for these extra safety precautions like the HANS device, but that probably saved Ellitot's life.

[girlcandream]

@ricko0317 I believe that if this happened ten years ago, Elliot would be dead.

[BADASSED88]

@girlcandream 5 years ago

[girlcandream]

@BADASSED88 In 2005 the HANS device existed, so I think that may have made the difference in fatal vs. nonfatal. However, I know he prob. would have broken both ankles, if not legs, cracked ribs, maybe even his sternum...

[gamerfreak4949]

@girlcandream well considering thats about the same thing that happened to Dale Sr. yeah!

[girlcandream]

@gamerfreak4949 How fast was Earnhardt going...I forget! The only reason I ask is that I'm pretty sure this was a harder hit, especially when you look at the way the track lies...Elliott didn't go up any banking like Dale did.

But I agree, this has the same look as Dale's crash, the same as Neil Bonnett's, the same as Jerry Nadeau...

[vbooy57]

@girlcandream Dale didn't hit a wall that for some reason juts out at a 90 degree angle.

[ScottXC91]

@girlcandream No question about it.

[ScottXC91]

I don't know why everyone is getting so fired up about there not being any footage. Obviously at the time all of the camera operators were filming what they thought was the action, so why would they turn away from it? It just so happened that none of the cameras filming Busch were at an angle to get Sadler as well.

[Ecw4Lyfe]

i was there live when this happened. this was my first nascar race EVER

[TheSuperEmpoleon]

Amazing, glad he's alright.. Wish I'd been at the track to see it live.

[steeruss]

thankful sadler wasnt hurt worse my heart sunk when i seen that engine on that track today during the race live..never seen an engine come completely out a car in the cup series

[MRSYCOSQUIRREL69]

dude i was there :D hard lick man the engine shot right up in the air

[mcaudle7935]

KYLE BUSCH FOR LIFE

[TheSuperEmpoleon]

@mcaudle7935 YOU ROCK. GO KYLE BUSCH!!!!!!!

[justincrediblem]

From Kurt's bumper cam you can barely see Elliott hit in the distance. It appears he got airborne. But you can barely see it in the replay from Kurt Busch's bumper cam.

[dirtracer27]

hmm....jeff green crashed in a very similar way in 03 at pocono. no new car, and he was ok. these new cars have not made the racing safer, its made it boring. take the air conditioned helmets and cooling firesuits out of the cars, get the pussies out of the driver seat, put some men in there and race. put some people back in the stands.

[DanD3815]

@dirtracer27 are you retarted..cockpit temperatures were reading over 120 degrees at indianapolis last weekend, and you wanna get rid of the air. This is a modern day sport, get used to it. These are well conditioned athletes, not hillbillies in these cars. The cars HAVE made things safer whether you like it or not. Look at this hit, look at michael mcdowells hit in texas of 08. Those hits would be ugly with the old car. Green's wreck was no where as bad as this. Id rather have my heros safe

[Riurlus55]

Wow, for once im glad they have this new crap car. Wish they'd go back to the old car from like 2006, and stuff. But Sadler wouldve gotten hurt alot more than what he did. I thought he'd broke his ribs actually. Engine came outta the car. Glad to see someone who actually races clean is ok.

-GO GREG BIFFLE!

-Get well Soon Roush!

[glastron72]

wow hes lucky to be alive :o

[StayingBack71]

What an asshole Jimmie johnson is........

Poor Elliot sadler...A guy who races clean...Minding his own business hits that wall at over 100mph Flush head on....I hate you Jimmie Johnson you faggot.........Not only do I never want to see you in victory lane again but....I hope Karma comes back to you and you wreck like Jerry Nadeau or Michael Waltrip at bristol in 90"...... Pos mams boy!

[rig48]

you wanna tissue?

[weaverracing96]

@StayingBack71 Unfortunately for you, you're gonna see the 48 in victory lane alot. OMG HE CAUSED A WRECK@!!!!! How many wrecks has Sadler caused on his own?

[chargersfan215685]

@StayingBack71 fuck you. if you knew anything about NASCAR, you would know that you can bump draft at Pocono. Jimmie did it ON THE STRAIGHTAWAY, not in the corner. Kurt Busch is the faggot who can't control his car and bitches when he doesn't get his way or gets wrecked, which is a part of racing.

[Mach9k1]

Scary crash for Saddler there, never seen an engine be thrown out of a race car like that. As for the cause, every driver knows that you are supposed to bump draft squarely. You can clearly see that Jimmie Johnson was not aligned with the Kurt Busch machine, and that combined with the aero from Johnson whipping down there and the side-draft off of the #33 cause Kurt to lose control of his car. A four time champion should know how to bump draft, though that explains JJs Restrictor Plate results.

[nascarsignore]

i cant belive no one in the both saw that while it happened. i always said there should be 43 camera's, 1 assigned to each car

[dabosskid1]

@nascarsignore that would be nice...but half the field ain't worth watching or keeping an eye on...lol

[nascarsignore]

@dabosskid1 well, elliott was worth watching

[ACDCsuperfan91]

One of the worst accidents in nascar history, AND IT'S NOT ON FILM!!!!! ESPN needs to stop broadcasting nascar, cuz they suckkk

[BADASSED88]

@ACDCsuperfan91 i got it on camera XD

[ACDCsuperfan91]

@BADASSED88 does it show anything better? if so put it up on youtube! you'll be a hero to nascar fans xD lol

[therabbit0]

@ACDCsuperfan91 I know man! I was super pissed when they couldnt show a decent replay of his hit. ridiculous.

[wcwfan33412]

@ACDCsuperfan91 fox is alot better

[frankisfunny2007]

@wcwfan33412 besides that damn Darrell Waltrip, Fox should fire him, then it'd be alot better, less annoying

[MaverickXSE]

@ACDCsuperfan91 ESPN doesn't suck, people wanna watch racing and not accidents!!!

[TGTAP]

@MaverickXSE yeah but the fact that they had about 8 camera's on the incident and NONE of them saw the crash kinda shows they suck. The commentators suck too.

[TubaVaderMW2]

anyone find an actual replay showing the 19 from another source other than the horrible cameramen of ESPN?? I cant believe they all zoomed towards Bush....... not one overview shot, not even from the blimp........

[cheese2507]

The goddamn camera men need to be horsewhipped for missing that.

[DillonNix11]

That Was a Hard Impact It Blew the Engine Out Of His Car

[onebadpenny]

can't believe he made it out of that as well as he did..

[Zurrafax]

It's great he came out okay, that was a horrible impact.