Steve Grissom's HORRIFYING Atlanta Wreck

The black smoke from Steve Grissom's 1997 Atlanta crash was visible from across the race track. Hearts sank, because no one could possibly survive an accident so terrifying.
Could they?
This is Steve Grissom's story.
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[@81casperflip]

I like that you guys interview so many drivers

[@BSNFabricating]

It was the last race on the original 1.522-mile AMS layout, before they reconfigured it for the first time -- making it into the 1.54-mile configuration that ran from the fall of 1997 until the early part of 2021. What I remember most about that race was how the wrecks got more and more severe throughout the race...topped off by Steve Grissom's crash, which brought out the red flag, because his car knocked down part of that inside wall. And the thing is, I don't even remember who actually won the race.

[@kennethayers5624]

Jimmy Spencer and Robby Gordon...Nuff said right there...That is what happened

[@jr642]

When will this episode be released ?

[@jessiehenry5405]

It Was 1997

[@TheSceneVault]

You are absolutely correct. I've edited the episode description ... thank you!

[@thejackeboy]

Worst and most memorable wreck I've ever seen. I knew he was gone, thankfully he wasn't

[@DanJackson-nl5om]

It was the first ever race I attended and I thought I had witnessed a death. So glad I was wrong!

[@Ghettocowboy33]

Just curious, is front row Joe on the list?

[@TheSceneVault]

I’ve made several attempts to connect with Joe, but so far, he hasn’t responded.

[@Ghettocowboy33]

@@TheSceneVault Thanks Rick!

[@josephreilly6328]

The comments are priceless. Robby, Jimmy, Mike. Glad their still here. Steve's smile throughout is pretty cool for how serious that slam was.

[@gorjlg]

He was helping get started with the reconfigure.

[@EdwardDean-z4f]

We were there.

[@Weezy10580]

Robby Gordon the issue per usual

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Steve Grissom Number 31 Oldsmobile Cutlass NASCAR Busch Grand National Series V6 Engine From The Early 90s Thanks For Uploading Rick And Steve

[@jessiehenry5405]

He Wasn't Driving In Busch Series In 97 if you're going to comment on KZbin comment with some facts Will You

[@mrbigw100]

Can we get a compilation of cheating stories for a episode

[@jayer-su3hu]

I was watching that live and it was definitely one of the wildest and scariest wrecks I'd ever seen. Glad yo see Steve still doing ok and he's still here to talk about it.

[@chrisnewton9325]

Got to meet you in Marion North Carolina . Tom Johnson had brought you to the Hook&Anchor family seafood. Thanks buddy. I miss racing

[@alvingriggs6932]

Skinner couldn't drive a nail

[@RAEckart22]

All you had to say was Robby Gordon coming out of the pits in 1997

[@tylermathis-kx7pu]

Skinner was a decent driver. He just wasn’t good enough for the cup series. That’s all of the guys in the story. I know Spencer and Gordon won races, but they just weren’t top 10 drivers. Grissom did very little in the cup series, but he also never had a quality ride.

[@BadErnest]

Skinner could drive, but he was too aggressive and put himself in bad situations all too often.