Michael McDowell Interview after Crash @ Texas Qualifying

Interview with unscathed Michael McDowell after unbelievable crash at the Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying on April 4, 2008 in the COT (Car of Tomorrow). Includes replay of crash during Interview. Broadcast on SPEED Channel

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Sports

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• NASCAR
• Michael
• McDowell
• Crash
• Interview
• Safer
• Barrier
• Outside
• Wall
• Texas
• Motor
• Speedway
• Sprint
• Cup
• Qualifying
• Race

[TAH2719]

Thank God He's Ok.

[TAH2719]

Thank God he's OK.

[pakhomovalexey]

@JimmythePlumber

It's because McDowel wear HANS device and Earnhardt didn't. He call it "that damn noose"... If McDowel didn't wear HANS - basilar skull fracture and immediate death is guaranted to him. Respect the safety, and no need for God's plans.

[fergiefergieable]

safety barrier made the biggest difference I reckon, absorbed a FUCKLOAD of force!

[donutdude42]

I just did the richard petty driving experience and after experiencing those gs i can understand why dale earnhardt

[tanrammingpaving]

@JimmythePlumber it has nothing to do with god

[JimmythePlumber]

@jaqua524 I'm not preaching I am merely stating that while the cars are safer now, there have been worse wrecks that people have walked away from. Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt, Ernie Irvin were all in wrecks that were worse than Petty, Irwin and Earnhardt's fatal crashes. You think thats an accident? You think that Petty's throttle hung on accident? Why did Irwin, Petty, and Irwin die when the othera didn't? God's plan. Plain and simple.

[jaqua524]

@JimmythePlumber no...earnhardt died because he was old school, and chose not to wear the head and neck restraints and hans device..unfortunately, it was his own doing (rest in peace)..adam petty's throttle stuck..head on impact, and the cars were not as safe back then in 1999...god didnt kill him..a little thing called the law of inertia did, same for irwin a year later..look..im get ur relious beliefs, i have my own opinions (kept to myself)..and its great that you have faith..dnt preach here

[JimmythePlumber]

@dmr1988 did you read my entire comment? Yes NASCAR needs safety but it is ultimately God's choicr who lives and dies. Earnhardt, Petty, and Irwin all died in lesser crashes. It was just God's timing.

[dmr1988]

@JimmythePlumber Well with that thought why don't they all race with no seatbelts, helmets and cars made of wood. Then god will decide who lives....moron.

[CrimsonKing5298]

haha i could imagine him cussing about wrecking while flipping at over 80 mph

[gobackto82]

Thank God that he let NASCAR make these safer cars but ummm..... minus the wing lolz