I remember seeing it live. It was horrible to see Moore like a ragdoll. Me and my friends just kept quiet because everybody knew right away it was fatal
I remember watching this race on tv. You can hear the passion for racing in Paul Page's voice. Several of us were chatting on Usenet during this event. When they stopped showing the replay, we knew he was dead. When the drivers were told of Greg's fate, not a dry eye anywhere.
Greg was an excellent racer, and a truly likeable guy. I recall watching this race and was very saddened for his loss. What I fail to understand is, why they continued the race. They did this in '94 when Senna died. With Ayrton, they claimed that he did not die at the circuit (complete b.s., but what difference should that have made?). In tragic cirucmstances such as these, why is human life put second to the spectacle? Corporate greed, pure and simple.
@tor378a Well, in their defense, how many races were there in the past when someone was killed and they kept going? I mean, guys that raced in the 60s and 70s were posing this question when Dan Wheldon was killed. In their day, you got back in and raced just as hard trying to win the thing. Different eras I guess.
"We're gonna hold on identifying this car because there are two cars like it in the field." The lone display of class by ESPN throughout the entire race in regards to Greg. RIP Greg Moore 1975-1999
I'm pretty sure that Greg's motor scooter accident from the day before had nothing to do with this crash. It's pretty ridiculous to say they shouldn't have let him race. He was a race car driver. That's what he was passionate about and that's what he was paid for. This crash could have happened to anybody. It's part of the risk of motor racing.
Was it just me, or did Greg's death seem strangely ignored at the time, even by the people in CART? It was literally as though, because Greg had a terrible second half of the season, people didn't really care, as if to say "Oh well, at least it wasn't Montoya or Franchitti." Even after the race, Montoya and Ganassi half-celebrated the title. At that moment, not cool, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, there were tears from some people, but it just seemed swept under the rug somehow to me...
@azapro911 - IMHO it was one of the classiest network and cable television tributes to a racing driver. Almost every network covered the story but more importantly they actually did a tribute to Greg much like Dale Earnhardt. Of course the tribute wasn't as broad or widely covered as Earnhardt, it was classy and it did not focus on the dangers of racing. It focused on the driver, how well he was liked and how much talent he had along with a very bright future.
I was watching this that day. :( Awful. Minute it happened I was worried. I've seen huge crashes but the force of this one was ridiculous. I wish they hadn't let him race that day.
I remember watching this live. I can't believe it's been 12 years, it's still so hard to watch. Greg would only be 36 today if he had lived. Such a damn shame. I wish they'd leave the oval tracks to NASCAR, Indy cars are way too fast!
• @Bling34 The hand had nothing to do with why he crashed. Look at the video of the Richie Hearn crash (search CART Fontana 1999 - Hearn Crash LIVE) it is of just a few laps before this crash when Richie Hearn crashed in a similar way in the exact same spot. The difference was Hearn was lucky and didn't go sideways and Greg did. If you notice around the 50 second mark you can see two sets of skid marks just a few feet apart. One from each driver.
@palinsux1 he should'nt have been allowed to drive after having stiches put in his hand the day before...He was driving with broken bones in his hand...somebody should've told him you can't drive with a banged up hand and your not getting in that car
@Rollingrock991 - that isn't what caused the crash. It is widely reported that he brushed the wall on the previous lap or turn (can't remember which) and he lost a tire at the apex of turn 2.
These cars were absolute rocket ships back then. The pole the following year was 241mph+.
Man, I always forget he was suppose to drive for Penske the following year. Imagine how great he would have been...he'd defiantly be a winner of at least 1 Indy 500...
@ponti151075 Yes 24 years old, three years into his career, already great performances in the cigarette car :P or the players-forsythe to be exact. If he went to penske he would be even better...he was just in his prime. I from canada we are proud of Greg, always : D
Can't understand why the medical staff let him race with his broken hand.Seems he needed some injections releaving him from the pain before racing.I hope these people learned a valuable lesson from this horrific accident.
@Blinq34 He had medical consultation and an in car test. He was cleared to race. But it was risky. It is risky racing 100% too cant forget. This is a dangerous sport
man this still hurts. I was about 7 or 8 when this happened it still hurts. I was a big fan.But I understand this is part of racing it just sucks when tragic things happen to these brave men and woman too.
IRL is all finesse and skill NASCAR is bumping and grinding, there's no finesse and skill compared to open wheel racing, and open wheel racing is much more dangerous compared to NASCAR and more exciting to watch, at Indianapolis the IRL goes in the 220's when NASCAR is luck to get in the 200's, the Brickyard 400 is way too slow for my liking but hey if you like big slow cars then hey go for it
this is why most NASCAR fans suck, because alot of them now a days started watching NASCAR in 2001 and dont watch any racing except NASCAR. This wasnt just SCRAPING the wall... and no way would a STOCK CAR get back in the race after this kind of contact. Labonte, you are an idiot.
thats what makes open wheel racing so challenging. You can't just hit walls and other cars and get away with it. You have to be on your game all race long and have little to no contact to stay in the race and be competitive. And on top of that the cars are going significantly faster than stock cars. Also with open wheel racing you also have to make sure you don't touch wheels with another car or else your car will fly into the air. Thats why i have so much respect for these drivers.
The only comfort I take from this is that Greg was most likely killed instantly upon impact. He probably felt nothing.
Still, he was my favorite driver. Who knows what he would have achieved by now...
mpower950 1 day ago
I remember seeing it live. It was horrible to see Moore like a ragdoll. Me and my friends just kept quiet because everybody knew right away it was fatal
Barnakos 1 week ago
holy fuck it looked like his head blew up
thekurlzz 3 weeks ago
I remember watching this race on tv. You can hear the passion for racing in Paul Page's voice. Several of us were chatting on Usenet during this event. When they stopped showing the replay, we knew he was dead. When the drivers were told of Greg's fate, not a dry eye anywhere.
bryonlape 3 weeks ago
Greg was an excellent racer, and a truly likeable guy. I recall watching this race and was very saddened for his loss. What I fail to understand is, why they continued the race. They did this in '94 when Senna died. With Ayrton, they claimed that he did not die at the circuit (complete b.s., but what difference should that have made?). In tragic cirucmstances such as these, why is human life put second to the spectacle? Corporate greed, pure and simple.
tor378a 3 weeks ago
@tor378a Well, in their defense, how many races were there in the past when someone was killed and they kept going? I mean, guys that raced in the 60s and 70s were posing this question when Dan Wheldon was killed. In their day, you got back in and raced just as hard trying to win the thing. Different eras I guess.
mpower950 1 day ago
This crash still makes me sick to my stomach.....12+ years later
moye41 3 weeks ago 2
@moye41 Here, here. Great driver taken way too young.
bryonlape 3 weeks ago
this maybe the worse crash ever, worse than Senna's
t8035 1 month ago
after video, he had no chance of survival
t8035 1 month ago
still makes me sad thinking about it.
gtrueblood1 1 month ago
"We're gonna hold on identifying this car because there are two cars like it in the field." The lone display of class by ESPN throughout the entire race in regards to Greg. RIP Greg Moore 1975-1999
kingofrunescapepking 1 month ago
I'm pretty sure that Greg's motor scooter accident from the day before had nothing to do with this crash. It's pretty ridiculous to say they shouldn't have let him race. He was a race car driver. That's what he was passionate about and that's what he was paid for. This crash could have happened to anybody. It's part of the risk of motor racing.
RIP Greg.
Colddeed 3 months ago
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Do you guys think it is any hidden footage from the angle shown at 0:47?
GingerDeadBoy 3 months ago
Was it just me, or did Greg's death seem strangely ignored at the time, even by the people in CART? It was literally as though, because Greg had a terrible second half of the season, people didn't really care, as if to say "Oh well, at least it wasn't Montoya or Franchitti." Even after the race, Montoya and Ganassi half-celebrated the title. At that moment, not cool, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, there were tears from some people, but it just seemed swept under the rug somehow to me...
azapro911 3 months ago
@azapro911 - IMHO it was one of the classiest network and cable television tributes to a racing driver. Almost every network covered the story but more importantly they actually did a tribute to Greg much like Dale Earnhardt. Of course the tribute wasn't as broad or widely covered as Earnhardt, it was classy and it did not focus on the dangers of racing. It focused on the driver, how well he was liked and how much talent he had along with a very bright future.
SlamDuncDrummer 1 month ago
I was watching this that day. :( Awful. Minute it happened I was worried. I've seen huge crashes but the force of this one was ridiculous. I wish they hadn't let him race that day.
Christoffski 3 months ago
I remember watching this live. I can't believe it's been 12 years, it's still so hard to watch. Greg would only be 36 today if he had lived. Such a damn shame. I wish they'd leave the oval tracks to NASCAR, Indy cars are way too fast!
pandyonetwo 4 months ago
You can just tell from the doc's voice that its all over, so sad
DSchruteBeets 4 months ago
He was so young :(
Katkin97 4 months ago
@Katkin97 RIP GREG & DAN
jamespic 4 months ago
Speh!! Canadians
vidwatcher3001 4 months ago
Death had to come back and double-tap to kill Moore. What a man. RIP.
onionburst 4 months ago
Stupid NASCAR!!!!!
Hundreds of turns in one only direction is very dangerous.
There comes a time when the brain shuts down and the accident happens.
Poor guy....
rp65video 8 months ago
@rp65video This video has nothing to do with NASCAR
BornToRace97 8 months ago
@rp65video it's called CART and they raced like 11 road courses (right and left turns) and 9 ovals.
gamrguy101 6 months ago
@rp65video This is CART not Nascar and they raced on about as many road courses as they did ovals.
palinsux1 5 months ago
• @Bling34 The hand had nothing to do with why he crashed. Look at the video of the Richie Hearn crash (search CART Fontana 1999 - Hearn Crash LIVE) it is of just a few laps before this crash when Richie Hearn crashed in a similar way in the exact same spot. The difference was Hearn was lucky and didn't go sideways and Greg did. If you notice around the 50 second mark you can see two sets of skid marks just a few feet apart. One from each driver.
icehammer97 1 year ago
@icehammer97 They paved the infield grass that flipped Greg after this crash.
palinsux1 5 months ago
@palinsux1 he should'nt have been allowed to drive after having stiches put in his hand the day before...He was driving with broken bones in his hand...somebody should've told him you can't drive with a banged up hand and your not getting in that car
Rollingrock991 4 months ago
@Rollingrock991 - that isn't what caused the crash. It is widely reported that he brushed the wall on the previous lap or turn (can't remember which) and he lost a tire at the apex of turn 2.
These cars were absolute rocket ships back then. The pole the following year was 241mph+.
Sad day.
SlamDuncDrummer 1 month ago
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icehammer97 1 year ago
@kk9man yes he was Greg Moore's teammate
titaniumtori 1 year ago
R.I.P. Moore
Philofasus 1 year ago
Man, I always forget he was suppose to drive for Penske the following year. Imagine how great he would have been...he'd defiantly be a winner of at least 1 Indy 500...
dot350 1 year ago
always the best Cart driver on my mind, I followed his performances on tv from europe during the 90's and i say we still miss him, rip Greg Moore
ponti151075 1 year ago
@ponti151075 Yes 24 years old, three years into his career, already great performances in the cigarette car :P or the players-forsythe to be exact. If he went to penske he would be even better...he was just in his prime. I from canada we are proud of Greg, always : D
jraybay 1 year ago
Greg will always be in my mind
titaniumtori 1 year ago
RIP Greg
Jumala247 2 years ago
Can't understand why the medical staff let him race with his broken hand.Seems he needed some injections releaving him from the pain before racing.I hope these people learned a valuable lesson from this horrific accident.
Blinq34 2 years ago
@Blinq34 He had medical consultation and an in car test. He was cleared to race. But it was risky. It is risky racing 100% too cant forget. This is a dangerous sport
jraybay 1 year ago
10 years ago today. R.I.P Greg.
brantfordredsox 2 years ago 14
why the excited title on this video?! The poor guy died, man...
MsFarQ2 2 years ago
im very upset about greg! :((((((
Thekillertrain 2 years ago
man this still hurts. I was about 7 or 8 when this happened it still hurts. I was a big fan.But I understand this is part of racing it just sucks when tragic things happen to these brave men and woman too.
r.i.p greg
jraybay 3 years ago
Paul Page was one of the best Open Wheel commentators. He put so much emotion into the races, along with gary gerould.
R.I.P. Greg Moore.
Who knew how successful Greg could have been in this series.
Is this one of the reasons why open wheel racing cut back on these super speed way races?
yomi1896 3 years ago
I hate the fact that this guy died, and yall have the nerve to start talking about how IRL is better than NASCAR
oliverleehornbake 3 years ago
Nascar Can kiss my Ass. Indycars are way better and have better drivers
crazyful123 3 years ago
I like nascar, but I hate fact that yall are talking about which car is better when this guy just died!
oliverleehornbake 3 years ago 18
Same here< i like any racing, I just like how u have 2 bump 2 pass people on some places
crazyful123 3 years ago
IRL is all finesse and skill NASCAR is bumping and grinding, there's no finesse and skill compared to open wheel racing, and open wheel racing is much more dangerous compared to NASCAR and more exciting to watch, at Indianapolis the IRL goes in the 220's when NASCAR is luck to get in the 200's, the Brickyard 400 is way too slow for my liking but hey if you like big slow cars then hey go for it
westftballstar31 3 years ago
this is why most NASCAR fans suck, because alot of them now a days started watching NASCAR in 2001 and dont watch any racing except NASCAR. This wasnt just SCRAPING the wall... and no way would a STOCK CAR get back in the race after this kind of contact. Labonte, you are an idiot.
erasetoimprove 3 years ago
r.i.p
BEJAN92 3 years ago
This isnt IRL or NASCAR this is CART,and danger is part of racing.
minonkracer 3 years ago
this is why irl sucks. u die when u wreck.also u cant repair the car when u just scrape the wall.the tires fall off.
labonte4392 3 years ago
this is why irl sucks. u die when u wreck.also u cant repair the car when u just scrape the wall.the tires fall off.
labonte4392 3 years ago
thats what makes open wheel racing so challenging. You can't just hit walls and other cars and get away with it. You have to be on your game all race long and have little to no contact to stay in the race and be competitive. And on top of that the cars are going significantly faster than stock cars. Also with open wheel racing you also have to make sure you don't touch wheels with another car or else your car will fly into the air. Thats why i have so much respect for these drivers.
jbracer86 2 years ago