Geoff Bodine Daytona Crash Home Video Longer Version

[MrCubehead58]

It was funny looking at the empty grandstands on the backstretch

[JF32877]

great camera work.

[BrickGrease]

was anybody hurt along the fence

[martinfan44]

The guy at 1:08 looks like Joey Logano  o_0

[terryk1233]

I was going to say the same thing about that kid at 1:10 looks just like Joey. Except Joey was 10 years old during this race.

[Duke4Reuti]

Worst looking wreck in history. How Bodine survived that still amazes me

[insanebackflip199]

lol 1:31 "who was that?"

[AEMoreira81]

Have watched this many times---and still cannot believe how that truck essentially disintegrated.

[CobraPS3]

isnt that truck in the museum?

[ohbobsaget22]

I was in shock when i witnessed this at that race

[zak4829]

Kid at 1:03 looks like Joey lagono lol

[Xx75racer75xX]

nice camrea work, not shaky at all and good audio too

[Degafan01]

this video is clearer than the TV video

[jazzbo1974]

Hard to belive this is over 10 years old ......

[spartadude6]

Very nice camera work

[TheSuperEmpoleon]

NO! That kid is not Logano! It is the gut who uploaded the video! He says so himself.

[reachingsumwhere]

Wow this is truly an amazing video. I've seen the TV coverage a million times but this makes it really real. 

[shavarlancer7]

Is that Logano? 1:22

[kamma333444]

A little tough for Logano seeing as he would be like 4 years old at the time.

[ToroRosso20]

The truck at 1:18 says.."I missed the wreck" Woo more positions for me.

[jimjock]

usually the fans at NASCAR cheer wrecks like idiots, but i think everyone thought he died by the reaction. that is great video

[phxracing42]

its so strange how quiet it gets when someone crashes

[flubber342]

there were way mor people at the 2009 toyota 200 at nashville speedway, and that was a smaller grand stand

[camaroracer454]

Correct me if I'm wrong but....what an attendance! At the rate NASCAR is going, be lucky to get a croud like that for 2020 Daytona Cup racing.

[MurphyMonster]

OMG LOOK!... There are a lot of people at a truck race!

[NismoFinder]

@MurphyMonster That's because typically the truck race opener at Daytona is the best of the 3 series races that weekend. From the 2 I've been to at least, they were better than the 500's that year. Awesome racing, until shit like this happens.

[dolphinmagic24fan]

Hey can you tell me what Section you were sitting, (Name, Section Letter and Row #) please?

[wcwfan33412]

truck dont use the plates because there more sloW!!

[JMadrigal93]

i know of at least 1 track that sells sprint cup and nationwide as package only for $156 and that is Chicagoland.

[Drokkers]

no it wasnt joey logano, he wasnt smiling........hehe

[paulm381]

Tickets for those seats would probably run you around $100 a seat for a cup race. Probably $30 for trucks and nationwide. For a superspeedway race the higher up you are the better. Yes you could see the whole track from there.

[dolphinmagic24fan]

@paulm381

for the 500 it's about 185 for those tix.

[lakelandchief]

What row and seat number and the price was that where you where if you don't mind me asking? Could you really see the whole track from there or did it seem that way because of the cam?

[cds383]

Correction: it was 2000. Thanks 88nascarracer. The trucks do NOT use restrictor plates!  Quote from wikipedia: "However, restrictor plates are not used for Camping World Truck Series trucks. Rather, air intake, aerodynamic, and, eventually, a tapered carburetor spacer were implemented for those races. Combined with the aerodynamic disadvantage of the trucks, this allows NASCAR to avoid the use of such equipment for the trucks."

[STP43FAN1]

@cds383 People forget NASCAR planned to use restrictor plates on the Trucks after they flirted with 200 in testing and they keep the plates in reserve for them.

[bigfoot2448]

Praise the Lord he lived.

[DsturbedFan728]

if this wreck were in the 70s or 80s geoff would've been dead easily. those cars even 10 years ago were safe. geoff's car and the fence absorbed most of the impact. and all he had was some burns and a couple broken bones considering he could've died right there

[HxCUNstopABLE]

listen at 1:04 u can hear a guy say, ''oh, yeah!'' like dude, shut up he almost died.

[WeDieYoung1083]

that's exactly why Nascar and it's fans both suck. Most of these hillbilly fucks only go to see crashes. It's pathetic. Once again, this just proves why F1 is the highest form of motorsport.

[FlyingPie946LJ]

I beg to differ. There are plenty of people that go to the race just to experience it and, yeah, see the wrecks. But the few million people that are watching every weekend aren't watching for the crashes; they're watching for good, hard racing with a great bunch of guys.

[DJB24966]

@WeDieYoung1083 F1 is the most boring shit I've ever seen. Run around single file all day...

[jjcbk]

wtf, joey, shouldnt you be racing your go carts, lol, that might be him, although this was like 9 or 8 years ago

[jjcbk]

joey logano was there, some guy had him caught on tape when he video taped this crash, joey stood up and pointed in front of that guys camera during this race

[TheMatt605]

@jjcbk that kid is like 6 feet tall. joey was 10 wen this happened

[Daytona5001979]

great video

[MrNascarfan24]

I WAS THERE

[24jeffgordan88JRfan]

LUCKY

[24Camshaft24]

That kid at about 1:10 looks like Joey Logano lol

[k3nnyisaw3som3]

i know, right?

[doubleadude]

I was thinking the same thing. haha

[Daytona5001979]

wow he does

[zidane5527]

@24Camshaft24 that kid at 1:10 can't be Logano cause he would be 9 when it happened

[RawExtiinct]

@zidane5527 it was a joke -_-

[1AceMoneyMaker]

@24Camshaft24 thats the poster

[notreallythatawesome]

good camera work for a home video. nice. Followed the tumbling truck nicely.

[StenooLive]

ohhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks for posting

its a big crash

[ItsJesse01]

thanks you again for uploading the longer version, i try 2 find all nascar, drag racing, u name it in motorsport form a spectators point of view so i know wat its like to be there.

[solaire66]

"Nascar Dollar General 300 From Stands 2009" Thats mine!

[THEKIDWHOWILLKICKURA]

if that was me and the radio was still working lol, i would have come on the radio and said im gonna need a new pair of pants and beer and ill be just fine, wait make that 2 beers lol. )( got stewart#14

[fcfguitarist]

1:05 is that Joey Logano standing there? lol

[NASCARWWEclubpenguin]

LOL

[RunerRacerPeniguin5]

no he would the kid who said who was that? Because he would of been 10 yrs. old

[NASCARWWEclubpenguin]

i was laughing at fcfguitarist

[bigdaddymatty17]

Watch how the 88 truck just got through that mess WOW.

[SnyderRacing21]

what gets me is how this is one of the worst crashes in the history of nascar and he lived, while earnhardts didnt look all that bad but it took one of the greatest racers to ever strap up. ill be honest i remember watching this wreck and i thought he was dead once that truck started to flip.

[bmxking46]

i agree, its the shear shock on everyone in their mind thinking theirs no way he could survive, while earnhardt's crash, people were shocked he died because the crash was barely even aknolaged. and then out of no where its like "Earnhardt dies" i remember hearing about it that night and wondering how the hell it happend, its the "spectacular" that makes it the worst wreck anymore. if that makes any sense?

[ScottNEwberry]

no his wreck was acknowledged, DW immedately said that he didn't like the angle of that hit and he was scared for Dale. I think he knew then that something bad was wrong....

[bmxking46]

yes, but their was still a crowd in victory lane and michael waltrip and everyone thought everyone was fine. it didnt look that bad, alot of drivers have been drivin to the local hospital instead of the infeild center, thats what i mean, nobody really expected him to die or even miss the next race

[ms80kyle]

Man that fence at 1:58 is cracked up!

[igetemailherenow]

I saw this happen on t.v., but this video - from a spectators view - totally brought tears to my eyes and had me on my seat even though I already knew the outcome. Thanks for posting. Great video

[99boyz]

dosint that kid at 1:10 Look like

Joey Loggano

[icpfan00]

Ha yeah it does. Same pencil neck and face structure.

[XxSTICH666xX]

That's because he is.

[cbatiste]

might be. joey used to go to alot of races and he would have been 15 or 16 at the time right? i might be wrong

[jrfan07]

this crash happened in 2000, and joey is 19 years old. so if that were joey he would be 10 years old. that guy is older than that. plus the uploader of this video mentioned in the description of his shorter video that it is him in the white shirt. (him as in the uploader)

[fhothpomlover]

What year was this?

[NickWood07]

2000 I Think

[bigdaddymatty17]

I wonder how fast the trucks would do now if they didnt have the smaller carbs and tapered spacers.

[icpfan00]

Probably 200+

[mengers06]

After watching it again, if you watch directly after the contact with the fence (0:56) you can see the car rotate about 300 degrees or more before kinda lifting after being hit by another truck.

creepy.

And CDS383: this was in 2000.

[drerrito]

reply 2 me wat exzactly were your thoughts at the time of this crash bsides holy shit that was crazy and i think that guy might b dead

[malcolmyoungi]

that kid at 1:10 looks like Lagano

[jaqua524]

how long did it take the fans to find out that he was ok?...well not ok, but alive?

[sdog141414]

trucks use restricter plats!!!

[bigdaddymatty17]

When the trucks first raced at Daytona they didnt use any plates, smaller carbs or tapered spaces. It was full bore 700 hp meaning these guys were doing about 190 mph in the draft. Bodine probably hit that wall at 175-180 mph. IMO it should be the same way today with the trucks they punch such a big hole in the air that it slows them down just enough. I mean look how fast these indy cars go shouldnt they have restrictor plates too?

[anthonystuart69]

@bigdaddymatty17 indy cars have more downforce, they are easier to control-they have six times the downforce, and the tires are twice as big, and the cars weigh half as much

also, the trucks would be doing around 210 without any spacers at daytona today, they're more aerodynamic

every time stock cars get too fast at daytona we see horrible wrecks-look at edwards and newman and martin this year in sprint cup, they got too fast this year

[bigdaddymatty17]

The trucks would probably top out at 200 mph without these stupid spacers. Yes they are more aerodynamic but they are also that much safer than they were 10 years ago. My advice to nascar is do away with the tapered spacers it makes for much better racing.

[SonAmyGurl1994]

jeff gordon~ !

[cds383]

It was 2001. As far as I know, the trucks have never used restrictor plates. They are too boxey to go as fast as the cars so they dont need them.

[dolphinmagic24fan]

it was 2000, and they use restrictor plates now. But they're called limiters are something lame.

[Winston2003]

Tapered spacers, I'm pretty sure.

[CoolNala]

@cds383 No, it was 2000. This was the first truck race at Daytona.

[JGordon244899]

@cds383 The trucks do use restrictor plates. Other wise they wouldn't have the close packs all the time.

[supercomet32]

@JGordon244899 trucks do not and have not ever used restrictor plates.

[88nascarracer]

@cds383 no it was 2000 the trucks first race at daytona and man what a hit

[joetonyathomas]

@cds383 too boxy? need i remind you in the 80's how fast Bill Elliot to a "box" around talladega?

[flyers196744]

what year was this

[AEMoreira81]

Did the Truck Series use restrictor plates at Daytona at the time? It doesn't look it.

[panicxitsxbrea]

/Damn/. I've seen that crash so many times, and that's still the only word that comes to mind.

[pyro00567]

hot pockets! that was some shit!

[MrNFL]

That had to be so scary to see live. I bet 99% of the crowd just thought they saw the ending of a life.

Incredible that Bodine survived that.

[AUDI4LYF]

did a spectator get burnt in this crash. I think it was someone standing near the fence?

[AaronApolloCamp]

Several spectators were either burned or injured by flying debris.

Yes, the spectators in the first few rows were the ones injured.

[ETECHJOEs]

a kodak moment indeed

[bigdaddymatty17]

They should give the trucks back their 700 HP unrestricted at Daytona and Talladega again. On all tracks give the trucks back their 700 HP not this reduced "taper space" 600 HP crap. Racing just isnt the same as it used to be.

[F2pSkill99]

that fence got fucked up!

[anthonystuart69]

i've said it before and i'll say it again.... this is the absolute best representation of what it's like to actually see something like this: confusion. noone has the slightest idea what's going on, they just know it's not good. "did someone get hurt? i don't know?""who was that?""is he movin' in there?"

i've been to over 20 races by now, every time it's the same...you just wait quietly, praying for the best, watching for any sign of movement.

[greendaywildman8]

wow thats joey laganno in the stands at 1:10

[mike0n0jake0inc]

OMG i was just about to comment that!!!

i was like WTF? is that Lagono?

[iceman3737]

this was in 2000 i believe and logano is 20 therefore hed be 12 in this video and this kid doesnt even look like him if you ask me

[GTAfan07]

Isn't Joey Logano 18? so if this is 2000 then he'd be 9. Doesn't matter that was a hell of a crash good thing that fence was there or thos fans in the first few rows would be dead!!

[anthonystuart69]

i think i once heard logano say he'd never seen daytona before the first time he raced there, plus i've seen him at an autograph session or ten, his face is skinnier than that

[4stringrager]

and thus the truck series was 1 and done as far as unrestricted daytona races. they were averaging 200mph in the draft that day. i remember watching this live it was surreal. geoff was interviewed the next day at halifax, he said looking back, it was a miracle he made it thru that crash alive.

[erasetoimprove]

they were not averaging 200MPH, as a matter of fact they were averaging less than 185MPH. Even today if they were unrestricted they would remain below 200MPH, however trucks actually fly easier than cars (go figure).

[Nocstaa]

Just put yourself in that truck...can you imagine what you would be thinking?

Dude I'd be screaming...then I'd live and pop out and jump up and down and cheer at the crowd "HELL YEAH!"

[jorgemartinez18]

I still can't believe to this day that Geoff Bodine survived this wreck. He looked like a goner by the looks of it.

[stewarthass14]

thank god for the catch fence

[CrazyCor15]

I was sitting to the right of you probably a hundred feet... like right when his truck got hit the second time.

[bobnsonja]

I was there that day on the in field, the crash was right in front of me, I thought I experienced the end of the road for a driver. A piece of the fence from across the track landed 12 feet away, I will never forget that day.

[mengers06]

0:56, you can hear the bang...

[driver824]

scary shit.. but to live.. thats one hell of a ride!!

[gamewizard546]

even though he lived I still get goosebumps watching it...

[ilovetogofast88]

Man, look at the fence at 1:57, that is just SICK!!!!

[TheeeeeJ]

just as im watching this the geoff bodine bobsled races are on tv

[cj8920]

the dude in the white hat and gray shirt resembles joey lagano!!! Lol

[srosswick]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[chackbar]

rofl I thought that too!

[jrfan07]

i was thinking the same thing:D

[xN0Fear88x]

I was thinking the EXACT same thing!! I really thought it was him until I realized he was probably 8 at the time...lol

[ilovetogofast88]

Hey cds383, I heard some people in the stands got hurt as well, how badly?

[AJCrump0427]

yo i remember it like it was yesterday. that was F*&king crazy.

[mcr0228]

Cup brings the fans, trucks bring the show.

[777Funky]

Man it took a while for the safety trucks to get there, glad he lived though.

[luked2323]

That was amazing!

[mikeylikeycookies]

Notice when the crash happends everyone in stands yells OH SHIT!

[SnRBiggestFan]

at 1:33 that kid was like WHO WAS THAT???!!!!!!

[CrazyCor15]

Wow! I was sitting somewhere near this camerman. Firs time I've seen this home movie.

[dolphinmagic24fan]

If I was there my heart would've dropped to the floor

[chevyred427]

Can you say dascinigration?

[Hazmat0357]

DAMN

[m0pEdRaCeR]

WHEN was this crash..

sorry for my bad english

[NASCARfan22k]

February of 2000.

[Brian211978]

2000 @ Daytona...2 days before the 2000 Daytona 500.

[Shadao38]

I feel bad for those guy whose had to stand like a foot away from the fence

[lilyandjack]

I agree. It looks like some of them may have suffered burns from the flames that engulfed the fence when the truck hit.

[TheNookyMonster]

Not to mention parts and pieces flying everywhere..

[mols89]

you can watch the espn replays all you want, the home video version is just scarier...

[CASEYMEARS5]

i was at this race in wiston tower back then go every year

[Twelve5s]

the guy right in front of you with the white hat and grey shirt was about to shit himself haha. you could read his lips he was like "OH MY GOD"

[lilyandjack]

what time was that at?

[Twelve5s]

1:10

[anthonystuart69]

reminds me of watching Dale Jr's wreck at california a few years ago, we all just stood there, stunned, waiting to see if he was ok. i'm sure those feelings are shared by everyone who's seen a big wreck at a race.

jr's wasn't as scary as a legends flip i saw at irwindale back in '06 though

[Twelve5s]

i was there. it was pretty scary

[d90yqv]

Great moment at 1.47 when Bubba with the moustache and baseball cap says:

"Did somebody get hurt?"

[O5fan]

I don't get why everyone was clapping. I didn't see any sign that Geoffrey was ok.

[Philip83151]

i did see a sign. the safety worker signaled that he was ok

[IllinoisHighwayMan]

At first, I thought he gave a decapitation signal.

[Philip83151]

im surpised thats not what it was. the way the crash went, it looked like thats what it should have been, lol

[holden0001]

i think he calling for medics

[montyth]

That is some cool footage to have! It really captures the crowds reaction. He is a very lucky man to have survived that crash. The good lord was watching over Daytona that day!

[bakinginheat9201]

Absolutly amazing. Just goes to show how far nascar has come with saftey. 10 years earlier and thats a fatal crash.

[timlinisabeast]

not really anything could ov been dont to stop him from going up in the air, he drove over his tire. thank god for the catch fence

[iaintnocommie]

Jesus H. Christ, I'd have clapped for him too after he survived that...

That was possibly the worst wreck in NASCAR.

[firekiller7611]

Unbelievable crash...great footage though

[cel101278]

Amazing his worst injuries were a fractured vertabrae and wrist.

[renlaan]

Me and a friend were at this race, like 4 sections before the crash. Was amazing. Another friend of ours was taping this right where it happend and later sold his video to the local news. Crazy...

[zmann2420]

wow...i never knew ANYBODY got "home" footage of this...its insane though

[Tman5988]

thank god for the safety of NASCAR vehicles...

[wumbct]

must of been fun to watch!

[Gujester]

Damn you.

[kingofrunescapepking]

holy shit!

[Monkeyball480]

Wow I'm really glad he lived.

[nascarcrazy20]

crazzzzy