Worst NASCAR Crashes of All Time

I know a lot of crashes were left out simply because I didn't want to make the video an hour long. There will be a part 2, so make sure you leave suggestions in the comments below!
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Worst NASCAR Crashes of All Time

[@lordsangone]

Its absolutely unbelievable that nobody has died since the tragic Dale Earnhardt wreck besides Kevin Ward but he wasnt in his car when that happened. Thats a pretty good record for the amount of races and crashes NASCAR goes thru every week for decades.

[@csdstudio78]

Right?! 200 mph is no joke either. People die daily in 60mph crashes.

[@fishfisgus7521]

Dale Earnhardt died because he refused to wear the safety device that would have saved him. If cars had the safety systems these cars have they would be costly and uncomfortable

[@tsunamianakin9649]

Kevin ward wasn’t nascar

[@brendanschuett]

@@tsunamianakin9649 right, if we are counting Ward then Carlos Pardo in 2009 should be mentioned too, it was from a Nascar series in Mexico. Same with Blaise Alexander and Eric Martin in Arca, in late 2001 and 2002 respectively, as Arca is owned by Nascar now

[@lordshankracing4724]

Blaise Alexander in ARCA died in 2001. He is actually the real reason why all the safety stuff exists. Because his crash involved Kerry Earnhardt and his crash was the exact same as Dales. Blaise was and still is the reason why the mandated all of the safety devices.

[@justlucky8254]

It is incredible how safe they've managed to make these cars. Watching Dillon hit the fence and seeing it go from 150+mph when it hit the fence, down to basically 0 in just a matter of yards, was incredible. The fact that he was able to crawl out and walk away really does show the amazing achievements that have been made in the safety of the cars and also of the barriers that protect the spectators.

[@voidsabre_]

The barriers protect the drivers too. I've seen several crashes that would've killed the drivers if the walls they crashed into weren't SAFER barriers

[@gregrowe1168]

The barriers on the inside walls are significant too. Those probably have saved a lot of drivers from bad injuries.

[@justlucky8254]

@@gregrowe1168 absolutely.

[@justlucky8254]

@@voidsabre_ agreed.

[@FireWaia]

As a European with very limited knowledge of Nascar, i had to pause and look for this comment, i could not believe anyone could live through that.

[@negan2714]

I'm still blown away that McDowell lived that qualifying crash. 190+ into the wall. Unbelievable.

[@BrianSmith-ct3kh]

I was watching live when that one happened and I was sure he was going to be dead.

[@ronaldshank7589]

THE NASCAR Drivers used to race at speeds, up to 210 or so miles an hour. I'm wondering:If Michael McDowell would've hit the wall at THAT speed, would he have survived, or would he have been turned into a big ol' pile of human mush?!?

[@thetoiletisoverflowing]

Watching that jr got out of his car to check on Steve Park shows that he actually shows respect for him and he has feelings for him which that is just heart warming

[@GSBro6]

100% Agree. To me, it seems that's usually the reaction of any driver when there's a NASCAR crash that could be potentially fatal. Just look at the Ryan Newman Daytona crash. The whole NASCAR universe was concerned about Newman for days, myself included.

[@craigsmith9643]

I mean they were teammates, they was all close

[@thetoiletisoverflowing]

@@craigsmith9643 thats why nascar made teamates to look out for eachother

[@Scrapla1]

Makes me tear up every time

[@Kaiju-Kiki]

I mean, those were dangerous times. Like damn

[@gabingston3430]

6:10 I just love how that "dayum" there fits perfectly with Matt Crafton flipping.

[@MrLowkey-zj2yn]

I use to take NASCAR as a joke when I was younger but watching these videos of crashes has given me a BRAND NEW respect for every driver because there is no damn way I'm putting myself at a risk of pulling Gs while doing 190 mph, smacking a wall, rolling 8 times, while getting hit buy other cars doing 190 mph, and while the car on fire... Yeah I'm good👎🏾 salute to everyone who ever raced stock cars past or present

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

Its good to be open minded to things and it shows maturity questioning your preconceived notions or other's opinions of something, so props to you! Its basically an engineering competition but some people try to frame it as something only for idiots. But yea, I'm with you, I'd love to go go-carting. But being in a 3500lb stock car going 190mph inches from others sounds a bit intense for me, too.

[@Pensfan5919]

Wally and Allen with the stereo "OH, TROUBLE" during Park's wreck still resonates. More than the infamous "This is gonna hurt" from Bodine's.

[@WillmottDesigns28]

I still remember Earnhardt Jr’s 1st worry after the Daytona 500 is the #3 of Austin Dillon, and not that he won. Jr is such a lovely person, cares about other peoples safety 1st and not himself winning or losing.

[@starz7536]

It's not just that. His father drove that 3. Can you imagine seeing the return of that number after so many years, to the grandson of the man who your father raced for, only to see it wrecking that horrible at Daytona no less? I can only imagine that he was having flashbacks because I know the Earnhardt fans were horrified. My mother was so sure this was Dale Sr all over again. I'm so glad it wasn't because this sport doesn't need another tragic wreck like that.

[@kurtchrist7552]

​@@starz7536ŕ

[@azazel.47]

i will never understand how bodine survived that wreck with how vicious it was

[@Browhoisyou]

That was the truck series guy that hit the fence and caught on fire right?

[@laceyjaye1262]

@@Browhoisyou Yes, didn't even break a bone.

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

@@laceyjaye1262 I thought he broke some stuff. But I may be wrong. I'll tell you when I saw it live though I thought it looked like "a situation not compatible with human life" - as an EMT would say. His safety inventions saved himself.

[@iquityoutube-k8r]

frrr

[@patriciaschuster1371]

Simple. It wasn't his time yet

[@juni674]

I remember when Michael Waltrip hit the old Bristol track entrance gate. I never seen a car where it dead stopped but the sheet metal kept going. Another one is where Mark Martin hit the wall at 'Dega back in '93. Then the time when Ricky Craven flew over the top of Jeff Gordon and almost went over the wall at 'Dega.

[@schoolcraftT]

It was 94, not 93

[@NickSamon]

What do you mean almost? There was a catch fence placed in that Ricky Craven 1996 flip.

[@ronaldshank7589]

Mhmm. Michael Waltrip's Car looked like it got sawed in half!

[@sxwryofficial999]

Bro honestly at 7:59 I wanna know how in the world Geoff Bodine survived that horrific crash, man God was with him 🙏

[@funkywunkyyy]

Even worse that his car was *literally* torn apart and got hit by two other cars. Jesus Christ.

[@The_Airborne_number_three]

@@funkywunkyyy if he wasn’t wearing his helmet he would’ve been impaled as well….

[@JohnCunningham-sy5ug]

I never was a fan of Geoff Bodine but I saw that live . I began praying for him God protected him is the only explanation horrible crash.

[@TheFujac]

nothing to do with god....more to do with amazing race car builders than any hokey pokey stuff

[@michaelrevis5251]

@@TheFujac you might rethink your position

[@theduke7539]

They really have to redesign these turns and the seat placement. Having stands on the outside of these turns is exactly why these catch fence accidents are so knuckle biting. all its gonna take is 1 rusty pole in that catch fence and Nascar will be home to the deadliest accident in motorsports history

[@TheMeslava]

Actually I think it's shown the catch fencing actually stops a lot of the momentum... so far it's proven only a few fans have ever been injured in the stands and that's because of debris from the car, not from the fence itself.

[@gregrowe1168]

Seeing the fence almost collapse when Tony Stewart climbed it once doesn’t garner much confidence it would stop a car hitting it straight on.

[@michaelmcchesney6904]

Randy lajoi @ the 4min mark is absolutely insane. I’m guessing going into the barrier bottom first saves his life? Unreal how dangerous this sport used to be.

[@lucasstone2694]

Well it’s not getting any better. If you’ve been watching this year you’ve seen how unsafe these next gen cars are with bowman and Kurt both having a concussion and so may other drivers saying these hits are so much harder than last year. Hopefully they fix this issue

[@wilbert_GT]

@@lucasstone2694 nonono def more safer theres been no deaths since dale sr in 2001 and that made them get hans device, softer barrier and new gen cars and there has been no deaths so its way safer

[@gregrowe1168]

@@wilbert_GT I think the biggest fear would be having a car disabled and getting hit in the driver door by another car going full speed. Unlikely to happen now with caution coming out immediately. Some of those crashes on the last lap didn’t even bring out a caution. Nascar won’t let that happen now.

[@wilbert_GT]

@@gregrowe1168 yea

[@rhondag3655]

Always loved Steve Park. Always loved “Little E” too but had a whole new level of respect for him after this wreck.

[@marcosacceleronhotwheels2806]

the one where the car hit the barrier and just splitted open like a tin can HAS to be one of the worst ones ever without death

[@PBRatLord]

That guy didn't die??? I was convinced I just saw a man get his ticket punched, was he ejected or something?

[@HPayne62]

@@PBRatLord Surprisingly, the car ripped open and Johnny Sauter drove through on the side opposite him. As far as I'm aware he was totally unhurt. Just unbuckled and got out.

[@braydenxwhelan1490]

r yall talkin about mike harmons bristol wreck (2:53).. bc if so, yes lived

[@daviddavies3637]

It's incredible just how unstable these things are in a crash. And, of course, it's what people go to NASCAR to see. One guy at around the 7 minute mark is clearly going "FUCK, YEAH!"

[@prodyung829]

Facts bro when I was younger I didn't really understand the hype around NASCAR but as I got older and understood cars I'm like yo they really just driving these fast ass cars on this track dude, it's just it's just crazy. A lot of people don't get NASCAR that's why they don't find it interesting like dude there's so much small room for error. And whenever does happen dude it's insane in NASCAR. Shout up Dale Earnhardt man I'm from Kannapolis born and raised.

[@gregrowe1168]

You can’t really “feel” the speed watching on tv. Much different experience being there.

[@nttotd4611]

I feel almost bad for the yellow shirt guy in the grandstands during Geoff bodine he got lucky

[@Dog_uin]

Something curious about Crafton´s flip at daytona is that if he got airborne a little earlier, he would have been in the catchfence.

[@charlesfollette9692]

The catch fencing is definitely proving its worth

[@DarkpawTheWolf]

It seems quite likely that Rusty Wallace's flip at ~3:27 was the crash of "The King" in the movie "Cars". It's nearly identical, frame by frame. I also saw at least one crash from Dale E. in here, but don't think I saw the crash the killed him. I watched that crash live. It was the last time I watched NASCAR.

[@petejemmott7657]

3:58 Tony Stewart wreck was earlier in the same Daytona 500 race that Dale Sr. died

[@tgp0171]

Dale Sr. barely avoided that wreck and it's crazy to think that if he didn't he could still be alive today.

[@RenKnight347]

To this very day, I still don't know how Stewart walked away from that one. As it turned out, Dale Sr. was the one who had gone Home that day instead. R.I.P., D.E. Sr.

[@ronaldshank7589]

Get this: Tony Stewart told, in a more recent interview, that, at some point when he was in the Hospital, they accidentally rolled him into the very same room, where Dale Earnhardt's lifeless body was laying. That would be too eerie for me to go through! I'd beg and scream to be put in another room...as soon as possible!!!

[@XxMrManxX9451]

7:58: God saved Bodine. I remember seeing this live and legit thought he was dead, but really who didn’t? Not only was the truck completely obliterated, but someone hit him while he was exposed. To be able to even function after a crash this bad is insane….he was able to race again, and this was 2000-before the HANS system was a thing.

[@tjvroom7076]

I don't watch racing but was researching air show disasters and got to race car disasters and then crashes. I was steadily surprised to see that everyone was living through their crashes (Rip Dale). Got to this portion of the video and was like "There's no way this person survived, like none at all" I'm still astounded. God seriously was with him I guess.

[@dylanpeterson6192]

I think that Randy LaJoie crash scared me the most. The cars aren't designed for impacts at that angle. I haven't looked it up yet, but if he just had a couple compressed disks, he'd have been extremely lucky.

[@gregrowe1168]

That one looked like the hardest impact. No give to that concrete wall and the cars weren’t as safe back then. I can imagine he didn’t walk away from that one. No way he didn’t get some broken bones in that crash.

[@driver12198]

Bodine truck wreck still makes me question reality how he walked away from that....

[@freightpeddler]

Ernie Ervin into the end of the gate wall and survives. That has to be the worst for me.

[@robertanderson2898]

Well technically he didn't walk, he was carted out, know what you meant though.

[@bryanyoung8392]

Steve Grissom's 1997 Atlanta spring race crash is pretty brutal. Please add to part 2.

[@limitlessbydesign]

Thanks for making nascar watchable😂

[@PNN_ParodyNewsNetwork]

8:01 guy stands in the flameball, insane.

[@fewworddotrick]

That Geoff bodine wreck might be the worst I've ever seen and out of all the wrecks I've seen I don't think I've ever seen that one.

[@gregrowe1168]

No Kyle Busch hitting the inside wall in the Xfinity race at Daytona in 2015? What a comeback that season though. Missed all those races with a broken foot , still managed to qualify for the chase and won the cup. Like him or hate him, I can imagine he probably was still in pain the entire season.

[@coltonjudd7984]

I forgot about the bristol crash and how brutal that one was. God this sport is unforgiving

[@858Bill]

I've seen a disturbing trend....so here's a little hint for everyone.... "All time" does not mean the same thing as "this century"..... There's 4 decades or more of NASCAR that people tend to completely ignore the existence of.....

[@andyharman3022]

There was the 60-car pileup at the Daytona sportsman race in the early 60's.

[@Localgoof88]

0:55 RUH ROH Found that funny Anyhow, it’s spectacular to see drivers walk away from bad crashes like this. It’s amazing to see how far safety in NASCAR has come

[@TassieDinkum90]

Geez 11:10 reminds me so much of the Gordon Smiley crash at Indianapolis - lost the rear, overcorrected, car wrenched right and BANG into the wall. Nasty.

[@fcastro10]

That happened to Strip Weathers in the movie Cars in 3:26 when Chick Hicks hit The King.

[@tony_m_km6mzp]

Perfect timing of that "ruh-roh" at 0:54

[@stevencarrollscorpio]

That one, "severe front end damage", tell you what the damage was, there was no more front end.

[@ToastAttack]

I love at 0:50 it’s a perfect times “Ruh Roh”

[@irl91sparky]

If you're going to make a part 2 like you stated in the description I suggest looking at some of the stuff from the 50's, 60's and 70s

[@jcneverquits]

Almost every racer has a guardian angel, but Bodine had 10 with him that day!

[@NinetyFiveBravo1775]

Basketball requires 1 ball Football.....1 ball Baseball.....1 ball Motorsports/NASCAR require a set of balls...brass balls and nerves of steel

[@andyu6494]

That is part of the problem with NASCAR these days. Back in the day we had announcers that made comments like “The car pirouetted”. Now we hear things like “we have good camera mans”.

[@Germanskill205]

It's because now NASCAR cars are so perfectly designed that basically you're inmortal inside one of those, nobody expects a death. And that is obviously thanks to the continues crashes and accidents that had happened that helped NASCAR to design the most secure cars from all sports.

[@Deathspark]

Only thing I could think to make it a little safer, at least for fans is putting some plexiglass or something clear about a foot or so from the catch fence to help catch all that debris from getting into the stands. It's incredible how much safer everyone is now a days tho.

[@gregrowe1168]

Jimmie Johnson’s 2017 crash at Pocono might not have looked as violent as most of these but it effectively ended the competitive stage of his career. He never seriously competed for a win in his entire career after that. There was the Hail Mary attempt at the roval but he really had no shot to pull that off, looked like a desperate move a rookie would have tried.

[@66391_Moshup]

Earnhardt did all he can to stop ruining Waltrip and Dale jr's dreams, by blocking Schrader and Sterling and makes it sure that both of them are behind him. It is like he sacrificed himself for the two😢 RIP Earnhardt, one of the best NASCAR racers 😢

[@packisbetter90]

That geoff bodine ones still the worst non fatal crash I've seen in nascar

[@shaunstrasser1]

To this day how in the hell did Geoffrey Bodine survive that wreck at Daytona

[@lllllllllllll343]

It’s because the car got torn shreds

[@DixytheGoat9]

@@lllllllllllll343 Yeah but a wreck like that can kill a man

[@lllllllllllll343]

@@DixytheGoat9 yeah if the roll cage failed

[@laakeri84]

All of these crashes seem to happen in left hand curves. Maybe they should always put a chicane before those there... 🤔😏

[@randytomlinson6440]

does michael waltrip hold the record for the most cars rolled? dont get me wrong, he is a character and likeable, just wondering.

[@stevennewman8276]

Dont know how LaJoie's back didnt get crushed

[@chickenfist1554]

That guys voice at 13:00 never fails to make me laugh 😂

[@maximbahirev1592]

Know what's more remarkable? Jack Daniels Chevrolet with no. 07. It seemed to me that it was 20 upside-down rather than 07

[@brendanschuett]

I used to think that they tried to make it look like 20 if the car ever went over, which it did. I severely doubt it was purposeful though.

[@BuccaneerBruce]

5:45 Edwards crashing himself.

[@Zestify39]

3:24 cars 1 crash

[@user-co2fc2sd7o]

The thing a lot people don't realize when the big happens behind the actual car that causes the wreck is when other drivers do brack checks and that's one of the big reasons for the big ones

[@gregsouther7293]

2:19 The flagger had a wheel flying at him and he didn't miss a beat.

[@montanamountaingarden476]

2:40 This crash is what inspired The King's crash in Cars, the crash in the movie was actually based on this crash

[@crazydrummer181]

The cars sounded so damn good in that Elliot Sadler crash.

[@Nightopian1982]

I'm absolutely staggered none of these were fatal. How Bodine in particular wasn't killed from what I can only describe as a shredding that left a mere husk of the car left. It honestly wouldn't have surprised me if he wasn't even inside what was left over as it came to a stop. That looked far worse than Earnhardt and Bonnett to me. It's just such a fine line between life and death. Pure bad luck. Wheldon's (god rest his soul) is still probably the most horrific I've ever seen though (and yes I'm aware that it wasn't a NASCAR race).

[@SHarrell42069]

I still cant believe the commentary at the moment of that enormous Talladega 2002 Busch Series crash 😭😂 Love old school FOX! Sure do miss it. I miss DW in the booth, as well.

[@irl91sparky]

Whoops, I hit the send button before I finish my previous comment. The crash of Lee Petty and Johnny Beauchamp going through the fence and going airborne at Daytona, Richard Petty at Darlington, Maynard Troyer when he barrel rolled 17 times at Daytona and Cale Yarborough going out over the wall at I believe it was Darlington are just a few that come to mind

[@andrewlittle5358]

Remember Dale Earnhardt have we seen the crash but didn't seem that bad but yet it ended his life just about to win that year when I in Middle School

[@mikegriff8372]

Can't believe that the Ricky Bobby crash didn't make it. I mean he was on fire,,,,,,,,,,

[@xenophanes5860]

is-is this a jokr

[@aharris9464]

Props to Dale Jr for running over to the other car involved in the crash.

[@trenthyland7229]

I feel that the incident between Almirola, Patrick and I think it was Logano should be in here.

[@takingoutthetrash1512]

I LOVE DESTRUCTIONS! its that kid part of me that will never grow old

[@Slejerkalove]

5:57 „that Is 1987 all over again” -the reporter

[@spget]

2:38 The crash, the camera movement and angle even, looks very familiar.

[@loqutisborg5416]

At 8:10 - - That driver should go and buy a lottery ticket.

[@mrragge7986]

This is a great compilation

[@-Stahli]

2:56 Did the driver survive?

[@PBRatLord]

Yes, Mike Harmon is the man's name, unbuckled and walked away... His seat split off on the side that's smaller and if you slow down the footage, as he's spinning around you can see the follow car impact less than a meter from Mike's now exposed seat...

[@SohamAnand-dp8he]

​@@PBRatLordI thought he was pointing to Rusty Wallace. He also survived

[@Hockey-Baseball.]

The golden days of NASCAR

[@bryannations9121]

Had a 3rd row seat forNeil Bonnetts crash at Talladega. Had Neil sign the photograph I took of him upside down in the Tri-Oval.

[@doubledrats235]

Crossing the finish line upside down and on fire is still crossing the finish line.

[@scarpfish]

I know they're not the fanciest technology out there, but roll bars on stock cars are a godsend.

[@prodyung829]

Literally fax dude some of the accidents these guys get in and then survive it's pretty insane.

[@vwm8534]

Your left the one out for Bobby Labonte I don't know how many times he flipped on the infield I can't remember the year or the race

[@joshmeek9573]

Wonder why we never see Elliot Sadler's 03 Talladega wreck on videos like this? It's not as bad as some here but it's way worse than others that made the list.

[@bigdaddycool4242]

It is in this video.

[@joshmeek9573]

@@bigdaddycool4242 I rewatched the video. You are correct!! It is in this video. It was very brief. I must have missed it the first time I watched it.

[@darrylturner2611]

Johnny, I live 20 minutes from Daytona Speedway and I have talked to 2 EMT'S who worked that day and they both said Earnhardt's did not have a face left after the accident!! It was truly awful!! My information is all first hand and is not from a b.s autopsy report!! That is why Theresa Earnhardt went to court to have the autopsy photos sealed from the public the next day!!

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Arca Brakes Thanks For Uploading

[@slayer-vz9dh]

Where's myatt Sniders crash from this year's Daytona race?

[@johnfairchild3421]

I had four teams wanting me but this is why I didn’t go Pro. Hitting at that speed not good

[@voidsabre_]

My parents used to talk about that Bodine crash. They both thought they'd just watched a man die

[@buckeyefangirl1976]

I screamed and cried over Steve that day. God how scary.

[@TotallynotanRCF77Lbackup]

LOL MATT CRAFTON FLIPPED ONCE AND LANDED ON ALL FOUR TIRES

[@jacobpenkava2980]

That wreck at 2:10 almost had to be fatal. . It was a dead stop then another collision tore the car in half

[@theyoungone6931]

That Michael McDowell crash was crazy

[@jameswalker7459]

The safety of all drivers as most improved over the years,,,I do think this change in safety rules have affected the enjoyment of NASCAR RACING...

[@barrymorozoff2493]

A J Foyt 1978 Daytona flip needs to be included. I was there, happened right in front of us.

[@LetsShave61]

So what chann or streaming service do I need in order to watch the Nascar again? I kinda miss that. We used to watch just about every weekend as a kid.

[@jeffking4176]

Some pretty nasty crashes, BUT, “Of All Time”, no, there’s been worse. “Of Recent Times”, possibly. 🚗🙂

[@LoganWard4621]

if any was wonder who randy lajoie is corey lajoie is his son if anyone did not know that

[@mysticalmisty9772]

Unbelievable that the drivers were not all killed and I wander how many spectators have been seriously injured when they’ve hit the barrier fence from flying debris and flames I know I wouldn’t want to be at the front!

[@waynedaub1889]

How many more empty seats can NASCAR take?

[@pauldriggere8300]

Man, imagine how many spectators could have been killed already without those fences. But I think there's still fence protection lacking in the infield that NASCAR should consider. One guardrail is not going to stop an airborne vehicle. I think the whole pit area should be fenced off as well somehow.

[@pakmahn2297]

so every single one one these drivers are going easily over 130 plus the wreck at 2:53 when the second driver drove through the car. question would that guy get charged with murder if that driver died?

[@HPayne62]

I doubt it. This environment isn't like a regular road, it's a high-risk controlled environment and nearly any incident would be manslaughter at the very worst. Tony Stewart ran over a driver at a short track in New York a few years ago and saw no charges- not that it was malicious anyway, the guy was stoned and walking into traffic in a black suit at night.

[@devans873]

if you look at time slot 13:39 you will see Geoff Bodine at Daytona truck race in 2000 when he hit the wall and his car explode, I remember that crash because I was in the 3rd row where he hit the wall and i just about s##t my pants trying to get out of there but a couple of beers calmed me down.

[@johnfairchild3421]

You can’t have that many cars going that fast without a bunch of crazy shit

[@briandoyle9423]

I was at the Nascar race when Steve Parks wrecked at Pocono. Hope Steve recovered from the accident.

[@andyharman3022]

Steve Park's career in NASCAR was cut short due to injuries. I don't think this one ended his career. I think the one that ended his career was at Darlington.

[@leejones8082]

geoff bodine's crash at 8:00 will never be topped.

[@erikcaldwell2913]

😬

[@daevonthesavage7483]

3:25 Isn't this the wreck Cars used in the movie when Chick Hicks wrecked King in the last race?

[@marshalljimduncan]

The Geoff Bodine crash in the truck at Daytona was the worst...