I was there that day sitting in turn one. I'll always remember the screams of the fans there when his helmut went flying through the air. Incredible that he wasn't killed.

One of the most violent flips I've ever seen in sprint car racing. Now I know why the drivers say it's not the flips that get you, but that sudden stop towards the end of it. That was brutal.

As an ex Speedway Sedan driver first rule I was taught is get your hands away from the wheel and fold them together tightly.

Thank God for the new safety inventions.

Haha! Wow, that is a nice catch. Would've figured it was a piece of the car bouncing down the track, but it sure looks like a little creature running for his life.

I was in the infield and watched this flip. When I saw the helmet come off I thought it was the end of Gary Gray. I had my 11 car there with Bill Burks driving. We missed the feature, but we did get a bunch of free fuel.

@charlesintestine You release hands from the wheel to prevent hand and wrist/forearm breakage......in a sprint car (and during this period too) the drivers have arms restraints that help keep the arms from flying outside of the car during a flip due to G forces or if the driver becomes unconscious..........they don't always work perfectly but before using them arms were crushed in accidents like this....

That mouse lived in a hole at the inside of turn2 Eldora for 3 months in 1981. After this incident the hole was filled in and we lost touch with the mouse.

wow! had the sound off and totally thought his head came off! :)

WOW !

I never remember Sprint Cars being on ABC Sports.

RIP DAVE BRADWAY JR. Tri-C #3

lol rrrrrrrrround and rrrrrrrrround! Wow, hard bastard the driver is, suprised he didn't get a fatal baseular neck injury, must have been a hard contact for a full face to come off near vertically! Says to me how much force was exerted after he had his face crunched off the dash before being thrown back into his seat.

Anyone see the mouse run across track and look at Gary's car. Its about 0:38 into video.

I am 99% sure he died, that violent impact with the steering column just looked unsurvivable

Damnnnnnnn

Now that is s lucky man

that is one lucky son of a bitch

they tell all dirt racers to let go so you dont break your arms or shoulder

he didnt die

which is the full name of this driver he looks like me

yes you should

the helmet broke