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1990 Atlanta Journal 500 - Fatal Pit Road Accident

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November 1990. At this time there was no speed limit on pit road. Ricky Rudd roared into the pits on lap 300, lost control, spun 180 degrees and slammed broadside into Bill Elliott's parked car. The rear tire changer on Elliott's crew, Mike Rich, was caught and crushed between the two cars. Rich sadly died of cardiac arrest in an Atlanta hospital.
RIP Mike Rich.

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  • @Antithropocentric Though pit road safety was a common issue years ago, it has become a much, much safer place. All aspects of the sport have undergone incredible advancements in safety, and that trend will continue for the life of the sport. You can somewhat get away with saying it was "low-brow" 20 years ago, but i assure you that term no longer suits nascar.

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  • Gah!! why would there be no speed limits with all those people in the pits?

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  • it probley broke his neck.

  • Hey boodyhoo, why don't you cough up those dicks you've been chowing on.

  • @roodyhoo did a four month typo make you that butt hurt dude? I mean really?

  • @Nxtl68 Stop IN go?? It's stop AND go, learn to type

  • @rasmann36 Think you're funny?

  • Thank you very much Doctor Pit Crew dipstick! Mike had the 4 lug nuts in his mouth when he was hit, he choked on them and died. If he had lived, he would have been shitting lug nuts for life!

  • Mike Rich was actually under the fuel cell after the accident. Ricky Rudd tried to drive away but Ernie Elliott reached into Rudd's car and shut off the engine. Crewmen picked up the 5 car to get Mike out from under it.

  • The tire changer killed was Mike Rich, the jackman who was thrown is Tommy Cole.

  • @gp4nut You are watching the wrong guy. The rear tire changer is on his knees changing the right rear tire. He is the person that is killed in this accident. You are looking at the Jack Man.

  • @gp4nut He was smashed in between the two cars

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