Tony Stewart won yesterday's's DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway, but the elation of his victory disappeared in the wake of a heart-stopping accident that saw Kyle Larson's car demolished after flying into the crossover gate that provides access from the asphalt to the main grandstand. As Stewart dodged the crash and crossed the finish line, the front clip of Larson's car sheared off, ripping the engine out of its compartment. The front suspension and engine ended up on the walkway at the bottom of the stands. and a tire from Larson's car also flew into the grandstands.
Regan Smith led as the cars approached the checkered flag, but Smith tried to block Brad Keselowski, who was running second, and turned across the nose of Keselowski's car. Daytona International Speedway president Joie Chitwood III indicated that 14 spectators were transported to medical facilities off-property and 14 others were treated on site. First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers are with our race fans, Chitwood said. On the incident, we responded appropriately according to our safety protocols and had emergency medical personnel at the incident immediately.
We transported 14 people off property and treated 14 people at our on-track care center.
Id have to refer you to Halifax for any of the conditions of the patients, Chitwood said. Byron Cogdell, spokesperson from Halifax Health, said seven spectators had been transported to Halifax Medical with injuries related to the accident, five more spectators for other issues. Two of the injured spectators, one adult and one child, were in critical condition, though all patients were listed as stable.The adult who was in critical condition was suffering from head trauma, Cogdell said. Halifax has not released the names of the injured pending notification of and consent from their families. RACE RESULTS 1. (10) Tony Stewart(i), Chevrolet, 120, $109220. 2. (2) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 120, $99378. 3. (8) Alex Bowman #, Toyota, 120, $85603. 4. (13) Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i), Chevrolet, 120, $68635. 5. (3) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 120, $69838. 6. (29) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 120, $64013. 7. (14) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 120, $61713. 8. (28) Eric McClure, Toyota, 120, $60638. 9. (30) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, 120, $59388. 10. (4) Travis Pastrana, Ford, 120, $59713. 11. (17) Nelson Piquet Jr. #, Chevrolet, 120, $57338. 12. (11) Brad Keselowski(i), Ford, 120, $50495. 13. (21) Kyle Larson #, Chevrolet, 120, $56488. 14. (15) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 120, $51995. 15. (6) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 120, $57538. 16. (9) Matt Kenseth(i), Toyota, 120, $51095. 17. (27) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 120, $55413. 18. (33) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 120, $55188. 19. (20) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 118, $48595. 20. (19) Kasey Kahne(i), Chevrolet, 118, $49145. 21. (5) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 117, $54813. 22. (31) Jeffrey Earnhardt #, Ford, Accident, 116, $55088. 23. (26) Mike Bliss, Toyota, Accident, 116, $54513. 24. (35) Jason White, Toyota, Accident, 116, $54388. 25. (38) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, Accident, 116, $54713. 26. (22) Michael Annett, Ford, Accident, 115, $54113. 27. (25) Johanna Long, Chevrolet, Accident, 115, $54013. 28. (32) Hal Martin #, Toyota, Accident, 115, $53913. 29. (18) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, Accident, 115, $47345. 30. (39) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Engine, 102, $53988. 31. (1) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 101, $57413. 32. (7) Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, Engine, 100, $46970. 33. (37) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Oil Line, 88, $53388. 34. (23) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 87, $53338. 35. (40) Kurt Busch(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 65, $46702. 36. (12) Danica Patrick(i), Chevrolet, Engine, 31, $42185. 37. (36) Juan Carlos Blum #, Ford, Accident, 30, $42120. 38. (34) Blake Koch, Toyota, Overheating, 14, $42059. 39. (24) Scott Lagasse Jr., Chevrolet, Accident, 7, $40960. 40. (16) Jeff Green, Toyota, Vibration, 4, $40910.
