NASCAR Michael McDowell Crash in Texas Qualifying

[ursuss100]

Looks like something failed on that car: it started smoking on the right just before the corner ? maybe tire or suspension...

[PneumaticTire]

nascar has more action than ANY stick and ball GAME. You just got to understand it, and have a love for powerful cars.

[BufirdMauhaney]

Thats one hell of a crash, especially for qualifying!

[pacman1620]

omfg o.O...LMAOLMAO xDxD

[penis3307]

I like watching myself on youtube

[cfalconforever]

It's been a year and I still don't know how the hell he didn't get seriously injured! Great job by nascar's safety equipment, this is why they pay for all of it.

[stormbullrider]

i think that wreck ruined mcdowell's career in nascar the week before he was running in 9th at martinsville with maybe 50 to go before cutting a tire and after the wreck he ran in about 40th in every race now he's lost his job

[whsathlete]

They're right the helmets, HANS head rest, seatbelts, helmets, ecetra are the reason that Michael is on the camera that day

[18carNASCAR]

You call this a game you are damn stupid

[akfreak69]

motor"SPORTS", everything else is just a game.

[ghostridergsxr1000]

now that has to hurt

[bigblockbowtie]

he just went in way to hot, if he had slowed down a little and got down out of the marbles, he could have saved it whether it got loose or not, major driver error, but atleast he is ok, thats one lucky S.O.B.

[ESPguitar260]

it wasn't a driver error. before he went out david gilliland's car leaked oil in that turn and they put the speedy dry on the track and that caused his car to spin out.

[BigDaywarker]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

[DopeKeen]

crashes are the best part of NASCAR. everything else is zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[akademiks21]

naaaayyyscarrrr, u mean ppl watch it besides the crash????

[ESPguitar260]

fuck you man nascar is way better than everything else out there. give them some credit, they have lots more action than golf and tennis

[bigblockbowtie]

actually, World of Outlaws is way more exciting then nascar, 200 miles an hour on asphalt is impressive, but 160 mph sideways on dirt is real racing!

[duffurbanluke21]

lol at World of Outlaws being real racing. Your still going in a circle repeatedly compared to Rally racing 100mph+ through trees only taking a corner once. Rally racing is real racing

[whsathlete]

Go ride shot gun with him in that crash and then comment

[duffurbanluke21]

Was my comment directed towards the wreck no. I hate racing that consists of doing the same thing repetitively. Nascar has ALOT of technology and publicity that should be directed to something more interesting than driving in ovals for 3 hours. Now the wreck IMO is a damn well scary one that I wouldn't want to be apart of. But Rally Racing has more severe technical driving that includes driving next to 100 foot cliffs at 60-100+ MPH. And the Rally wrecks are alot more scarier than that of Nascar

[cardshark570]

Funny you describe it as more exciting than golf and tennis but not football, basketball, hockey, or baseball. Is that because you know it doesn't compare to those sports?

P.S.

And I'm even (somewhat) of a nascar fan.

[NikkiNascar]

nascar is alot more exciting then golf, baseball,tennis and any other sports u mite mention when i those sports will u see a car fly through the air and carsh and explode or 2 guys start a fist fight in the middle of a race or you know an angry driver/athleat throw something at some one then go punch out afew reporters

nascar is the shit

[travo11er]

MAJOR DRIVER ERROR- over corrected

[duffurbanluke21]

Its not a major driver error. Lets see anyone of us try correcting a car at 150+ MPH with a cut tire going into a mad corner. I hate nascar but still its hard to control cars that fast.

[TannebergOLLA]

without any injuries ? -- respect!

[ride4square]

HOLY SHIT!

[THingOLooooooo]

NASCAR, wtf?

Same shit like Formula1!

[moogoomadness]

man theres like 10 to 20 other vids about this same accident!

[Schneppenheimer]

This is the FIRST FLIP of the COT in History!!!

[VidmanBarca89]

yea if they did have safer barriers he would more than likely be dead or damn near

[sophieleo]

there ARE SAFER BARRIERS !!!!! MAMA MIA

[VidmanBarca89]

i mean if they didnt have them..my bad

[e521soediv]

honestly when i was whatching this i thought he was gonna be dead becuase it aint nothin like seeing this live on tv.

[ShadowthePast]

Holy crap. I thought for sure he'd be dead or something.

[ImmortalxDaemon]

DO A BARREL ROLL!

[GunnerRecall33]

SOMTHIN'S WRONG WITH MY G DIFFUSER.

[slitheringinterstate]

Wow, EXACTLY like Gordon Smiley's crash.

Only a lower speed, in a safer era, with a happier outcome.

[jehleiter]

Gordan Smiley died instantly in a smiliar accident in 1982... safety technology has come a long was since

[cavaliers60]

If the wall was just like it was in 1982, I'm sure he would be in worse condition.... If you watch one of the clips of the crash carefully, you can see the wall get pushed back. Amazing. But thankfully, he didn't end up like Gordan Smiley.

[metalprodigy]

This kid is crazy! He just shook it off like it was a cut tire.... He also was unhappy he was "holding up qualifing"! I knew this kid in the ARCA series as I am on a crew and he look like quite a tool but this swaded me away from what I thought. GOT BALLS!!!

[gudlokingout]

Thats why you don't send a boy to do a mans job!!!

[jetstream01]

Wow that was pretty bad. And I've seen just about every race car crash out there. Hats off to NASCAR with their dedication to safety. Safer barrier and COT technology saved his life.

[hayseed6969]

damn ,,you need to go suck france jr's cock

[jetstream01]

Wow you are really cool. Good job contributing something positive to the comments on this video. I'm being sarcastic. Just thought I would clarify that because you seem too stupid to pick it up on your own.

[Brett140]

look like a similar as gordon smiley's crash! but he lost his life into a fatal crash in 1982, that was pretty sad :(

[Agip27]

Holy shit! Thank God. Michael McDowell is a great driver; ex-California karter and Grand-Am race winner.

[espnradio1000]

It's about time to see a COT crash like this. It still U G L Y though. He would've died in the old car.

[wooterz]

Arabs suck.

[arabjoyroad313]

why...we are good you know!

[horrido666]

Only 8 rotations. What an idiot. It is usually the initall impact, moron.

[penis3307]

guys it was only 9 rotations...not a big deal

[4weelinredneck]

not a big deal...lets see you run strait into a wall doin 190 and flip 8 times, you wont be sayin it aint a big deal

[wubanga10154]

yea but you sure as hell suck a fatty?

[arabjoyroad313]

man you just hert my feelings....i hate life!no one good not even me,cant we just agree that arab are the best?i meen come on it true we are the best!we got oil to feed the v8 cars of nasscar and get you ppl from point a to point b...all i ask is 4 you to say arabs rule!much love my fellow americans

[penis3307]

guess what bitch, i have run into a wall doing 230 and done 22 flips so chop that hick

[4weelinredneck]

ok wut do you drive????

[penis3307]

I drive a pimped out Model T. It does 35 on a good day.

[NCBerserker]

Lies. Provide Proof or be banned.

[penis3307]

ban me. i dare you.

[Bitemyshinymetalass1]

Banned. Lmfao

[1CoyoteSpirit]

Wow! This is a spitting image of the crash that took the life of Gordon Smiley in 1982! Shows how safety features have improved over the years!

[29sucks]

this reminds me of sr.s talledaga crash in i think 1997

[Maestrohbill]

July 28, 1996 - Die Hard 500

[DickMcChristopher]

dayum! great wreck!

[1976markmark1976]

All the safety work paid off for him

[NotAnotherQueer]

That's nothing Ricky Bobby was in a worse crash then that and he only thought he was on fire

this guys a wuss

[blibby712]

yeah, at least he didn't lose all myscle control like ricky bobby... pussy.

[BoTheMovieMachine]

fuck THE BOTH OF U...I LUV THAT MOVIE BUT ITS FUCKIN STAGED WRECKS...THATS A HORRIBLE CRASH AND HE IS LUCKY 2 BE ALIVE...U SHOULD THANK THE SAFER BARRIERS AND THE COTS

[zeepman]

and the medicine you apparently skipped...=p

[BoTheMovieMachine]

yes a matter of fact i didnt take my meds 2day!

[zeepman]

hehe

[zither74]

This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love fig newtons...

[buffalo5edwards]

lmfao greatest quote EVER

[OM763]

Thanks safer wall,Thanks Hans device!!! Waltrips voice sounded just like when Sr. hit,thank goodness the outcome was better.

[streek19]

Nascar needs to get their props for this one. COT are definetly safer!

[sammyshoe]

Great car!

[samlevesque129]

I was sooo scared when this happened!!! i was sooo glad when he walked way!

[dei4life1998]

That is crazy. I am really glad that he was not hurt during the entire ordeal.

[ethanlang]

my jaw literally dropped and i got chills while we were waiting for him to get out. this is the 2nd worse crash i have EVER seen very reminiscent to Andy Far at Daytona in 1994... god bless the safer barrior...

[Brett140]

yeah, that happening doing qualifing, with his '94 arca race, and i believe he suffered chest pain or injuries, not sure, because that crash near-fatal, and lucky that impact did not damage is heart, or else would be bad an also pretty sadd :|

[Ryan48cooks]

YOU ALREADY GOT THIS VIDEO UP!!!!

[Brett140]

im glad he was fine and walked out.. thats one violent wreck i ever seem in years! thats where tony roper was killed back in 2000 after his truck hit into a severe angle...

[InvisibleTeeth]

Tony Roper crashed on the frontstretch coming out of turn 4.

[Mayfieldrockz36]

I'm suprised Mcdowell didn't get hurt or injured. That was a wild ride he had.

[spyder149]

this crash was crazy dude i seen it live and i was like HOLY SHIT!! i thought that he wouldnt survive but he some how walked out.

[Brett140]

yeah, i thought so... his window net was down, that shows he was wake an alert, and climbed out, and was shaken walken away