Check out all the best scanner audio from the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
SUBSCRIBE to get the latest FOX Sports content:
Watch the latest popular FOX Sports clips:
Connect with FOX Sports Online:
Visit the FOXS ports WEBSITE:
Like FOX Sports on FACEBOOK:
Follow FOX Sports on TWITTER:
Follow FOX Sports on INSTAGRAM:
About FOXSports:
With exclusive highlights, original programming, and behind the scenes footage, FOX Sports' YouTube channel provides the sports content that fans are hungry for.
FOX Sports coverage includes a variety of sports and leagues such as: College Basketball, College Football, MLB, NASCAR, NFL, Soccer, UFC and Golden Boy boxing, and adds USGA events, including the U.S. Open, and FIFA Women’s World Cup.
FOX Sports Original programs include: NASCAR RACE HUB; AMERICA'S PREGAME; MLB WHIPAROUND, and many more.
FOX Sports coverage includes athletes such as: Tim Tebow, Tom Brady, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Wayne Rooney, Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Danica Patrick, Brad Keselowski, Steph Curry, James Harden, Mike Trout, Alex Rodriguez, Shaq, Kobe Bryant, Kyrie Irving, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, LeVeon Bell, Peyton Manning, Marshawn Lynch and many more.
71 comments
Definitely a scary race. Big Junior fan here and I stood up for the whole thing, but it’s was one of those races where it doesn’t matter who won, you’re just worried for everyone’s safety. Been watching NASCAR for a long time and I’ve NEVER seen anything like that.
+Zach Fisk that along with the Geoff Bodines truck wreck here. that to was so terrible. but they both made it out alive. stuff like Earnhardts wreck never made sense to me after seeing way worse.
TheJrMizzGamingLounge Earnhardt SR didn’t wear his HANS device.
ChaseElliottfan 24ever it wasn’t invented yet until after that event,sadly that’s why he died
Doyle5x I felt bad for dale because he probably almost had a heart attack having a close friend die the same way his dad did…
I can think of 2 worse and 1 just like this, Kyle Larsons catchfence wreck, Geoff Bodines truck catchfence wreck, and the wreck that invented restrictor plates
I see these kinds of crashes on YouTube all the time but seeing it live was… different it scared the crap out of me! Glad to see everyone is fine!
Because Larson went in at a different angle than Dillon
+AM Gaming Same…. I thought he was dead. just thinkk we just lost Justin Wilson
Five years later, Daytona shows its colors yet again when Ryan Newman is sent airborne right before the start/finish line.
@AceDelta12 oh man, the last reply tagged me with +AM Gaming, good memories. And yeah, I saw the Newman crash lice as well. As a life long Newman fan it was tough sleeping for the next week even though he was released 2 days later. It kept replaying in my head over and over whenever I closed my eyes to sleep… absolutely terrible
@broran I couldn’t sleep until he returned to racing.
Unbelievable no one was killed.. I love the plate races, but that is just insane..
Modern nascar is really safe! I’m still in shock since he had nearly no injuries
Dale Jr: “Damn man, I was about to start crying. My heart was broken”
It’s crazy to imagine all the emotions he went through at the end of the race.
tsr6 cuz his dad got killed in the #3 at the same track. Austin going airborne in the #3 at Daytona was no coincidence
And Dale had a hard crash in the 3 at Daytona and he hit the fence
Yeah I mean all Austin Dillion did was fly upside down and hit a catch fence going 190mph and then get hit again while he’s upside down. But ofc I’m sure Dale JR was worried about him so let’s make sure he’s okay
I can officialy say that racjng is 《《Expletive》》 stupid
This is the most emotional I’ve ever been before. Hearing all the spotters crossed with the wreck just made my heart sink.
Wesleyem3 they all lived :/
Every time I see a replay of that wreck, I cringe because that could have been one of the worst, if not the worst, crashes in NASCAR’s history. Honestly, I don’t think I have ever been so scared in my life. This is a consequence of racing. They sign up to do this and they know something like this can and will happen. As much as I love pack racing (not for the wrecks, but for the racing itself), I hate to see something like this after the finish. But, this shows the safety that has evolved in this sport. However, Dillon was lucky to have not gone into the catchfence upside down. That would have been, and I hate to say this, a fatal crash if that had happened. The catchfence did it’s job, but nearly cost a drivers life. The car itself proved its worth as well. No one, and I mean no one, should walk away from a crash like that. Although I’m not a big fan of Dillon, I am glad that he was able to walk away and is going to be with us longer.
Even so, one crash worse than Philips crash, is Tom Pryce, look it up.
@ThatSly B limit too speed, limit high speed collisions and wrecks, calm down.
@ThatSly B it is still any driver safety, if it wasn’t has at racing would still be street cars on tracks and not cars meant for racing.
@algorithm Dude, it saves lives, shut up
@Lucas Esquivel yep thats what I was thinking
Dale’s reaction to that scares me every time… I don’t know why. Watching this live was scary as is, but listening to everyone’s point of view is even scarier. My god…
Michael_SK I bet dale seeing a number 3 wreck like that might have freaked him out a little more then if it was any other car. But it would of been terrifying to see any car do that.
He did not know it was the #3 car when the wreck happened. He said he could not see the car number in his mirror and thought it went into the fence roof first. So he did not know it was Dillon until it was said on his radio.
Michael_SK Brad’s reaction made the race so emotional when he hit Austin.
Michael_SK man it was even scarier because the NUMBER 3 car had a worse wreck than it did in 2001
Yep never gets old
People saying Brad purposely hit Austin need to get over Texas. Brad clearly went to break and lost the car, sliding into Austin. Brad is an aggressive driver, but not evil.
Yeah he isn’t evil, he is stupid in my opinion though. I’m talking about 2017 Las Vegas where he ran out of gas and blocked Logano, causing Logano to come down in to Kyle Busch, causing Busch to spin.
@Brandon There was oil, debris, and tons of other junk on the track after crashes like that. It doesn’t matter if you have the grippiest tires around, you are going to slide. These guys had racing slicks and were doing close to 200 mph. The equation doesn’t exactly add up for a quick stop.
Yeah because there was oil.
Plus with all of the oil and stuff on the track, it sorta is his fault a little because he slowed down little to none
@That Racing Kid dont think it was his fault tho, im not trying to argue with you here, im just saying he started to break when he saw austin dillion but there was oil when he started to break he didn’t realize there was oil in the track, it’s just my opinion
Thanks Fox for keeping these going. I really enjoy hearing the crews.I look forward to them every week and glad you guys still are doing it even with NBC doing broadcasts
I’m so glad that Austin’s wreck wasn’t fatal. When it was at the moment when he said “austin you ok? Austin talk to us” I wasn’t sure he was alive. I was scared. it was tense and if he died, what would Ty have been like…
@ManderEveryMinute well, Ty was freaking out just from what happened as it wasn’t fatal. Would’ve been much worse if it was fatal
You can hear the fear in his voice not only was it his driver but also his grandson.
@Kayla Fuller That 3 car would have been retired. For good.
After I seen this wreck the first time when I was watching it on NBC I swear I could see a perfect vision of Dan Wheldon’s crash at Las Vegas in 2011. I have never been more scared or traumatized with a wreck so severe like this. Thankful that Austin walked away from this wild and horrible crash. Hopefully the fans that were injured on that night are doing better and okay now. I hope we don’t see another horrible crash like this again.
Wow, that ending was heart pounding! Great editing by the folks over at FOX to but that scary montage of the final wreck together.
That just proves how much the safety has improved with the fenses and the safer barreiers. So glad it has all improved.
Good job to NASCAR
Not just the barriers but the cars as well
True
Being there live and seeing Jr’s crew give the crowd a thumbs up was one of the biggest reliefs I’ve ever had in my life, especially since I was also there live for the original #3’s last race when I was 5 🙁
could you imagine what must’ve run through Earnhardt Jr’s head? seeing that wreck, having flashbacks to his dad’s death, in the same numbered car, at the same track, in another last lap wreck. glad Dillion was okay and glad Earnhardt Jr. picked up that win.
@MaxLor64 IKR he dosent watch nascar
there is an uncut version of his radio…
nathan waskiewicz he was a heck of driver but I wouldn’t say he was the best
Seth even though I know I’m saying this 3 years too late but Dale Earnhardt said I want you to keep running this 3 car when I retire to Richard
Wait Harry 31? Oh and don’t forget 22
The #3 is freaking cursed. Retire the hell out of that number.
@Andrew Voong that’s the reason it holds the record for “most fatalities at one track”
@David McAllaster You mean 7?
I could see it
If Austin died i bet Dale Jr would be crying. Same car number same track same lap….
Not same race
@Travis Ticeson no Waltrip did
@Dull Knowledge If Austin died, it would have been cursed. The 3 would have been parked, never to be seen on-track again.
Yep
Richard Childress’s grandson, actually.
god…even now re-listening to this after it already happened 2 years later,i may not be a NASCAR fan but hearing the owner of the 3 car begging Austin to talk to him just hits me hard. it was nothing but a Miracle that Austin survived that crash,Dale Sr must of been watching over him
Crystal sanchez the sad thing was that the driver who crashed into the catch fence was his grandson.
Man watching those team members run over to Austins car in a panic show that teamwork is key to everything. Everytime I see this I start to tear up. I am so glad he made it out alive and unhurt. I remember this race all too well.
Little did Austin know what was coming