Modified Crash & Fire at Heartland Park Raceway

This is one of the scariest things I have seen at a race track in many years. Watch the #2 car - 3rd row outside. After he spins he is hit and his fuel cell explodes. There were actually 3 cars involved in this accident. All drivers amazingly escaped without injury.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Racing
• Crash
• Fire

[jlg3030]

Unfortunately, they could not get it out. Had to let it burn out. That's the worst thing with those gas/alcohol fires. They are nearly impossible to extinguish!

[jerryaltman]

Stupid small fire extinguishers for huge car with lots of fuel. When those fucked-up organizer will learn that is need huge pickups with very large acopled fire extinguishers, ans not just silly small extinguishe???

[eurotech26]

This is text book how to NOT deal with a fire at a track.

[jimmylayers]

@jerryaltman Yet another example of track operators that aren't equipped to have a race like this. If there isn't a fully operational fire truck(s) on site for this kind of thing the insurance companies shouldn't allow them to open the gates. What if he wasn't able to get out? Then what?

[dirtrokker4]

Any car still moving should have bee thrown out or race officials fired for telling them to move. that is a good way to get rescuers or escaping drivers run over and hurt for no reason at all. The way this was handled is ridiculous.

[mr1000rx]

every car should also have a fire extinguisher. then all drivers can come to aid. just a suggestion.

[2441kyle]

holy sh!t

[firecrew10]

ok to yall that say tracks need a fire truck whit a lot of water and stuff thats not true there are producks that i have used at other tracks i have worked and my own track that would have put that out in no time flat they are not that hard to get out and keep out i have been doing fire and safety cents 2004 and have not had one not go out yet knock on wood lol but still hope everyone got out ok

[pimpdawg7]

thats one of the 2 ways i wanna die i wanna die doing wat i love

[greatballzoffire1990]

wow, now that's a fire! Never seen a modified burn that much, usually got put out before it got bad

[carly2aka2roger]

did anyone else notice the cars were still goin around the track y did they pull the yellow flag instead of the red!?!?!?!?

[kitten6493]

Yes i am not the only one to catch on fire i have been on fire 4 times it sucks

[ry4n0007]

thats fucked, you need multiple safety crew with fire extinguishers not 1 guy with 1 fire extinguisher.

stupidity like that gets people killed