“I’ve never seen a car do that” reacted FOX Sport’s broadcast booth, after seeing Ryan Preece’s terrifying crash at Daytona International Speedway. The RFK Racing driver flipped with just five laps to go, after Christopher Bell received a big shove from Cole Custer, which sent the No. 20 Toyota spinning. Caught in the crossfire, the No. 60 Ford front end went airborne, before turning over and rolling on the racetrack before landing on its tires.
The word horrific would be an understatement, as echoes of his 2023 crash at the ‘World Center of Racing’ would have gone through his mind. At that time, the racer was competing in the No. 41 car for Stewart-Haas Racing before being involved in the late-race incident. The scary scenes prompted Daytona to pave its infield on the backstretch, to reduce the possibility of such a wreck occurring again.
5 TO GO: BELL GETS TURNED AND COLLECTS RYAN PREECE. PREECE FLIPS AGAIN AT DAYTONA
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Ryan Preece could be seen bracing himself in the onboard camera as his car went airborne. The driver knew how dangerous that was, as these 3000-pound cars crashing into the ground at that speed can be fatal. What made it worse was how long Preece’s car was essentially performing a ‘wheelie’ on top of Erik Jones’ #43 car. Preece was luckily not seriously injured and shared his thoughts after exiting the race.
In the aftermath of the incident, Ryan Preece was checked and released from the care center and went on to say, “Yeah I don’t know if it’s the diffuser or what that makes these cars like a sheet of plywood when you walk out on a windy day. But when the car took off like that, it got real quiet. All I thought about was my daughter, so I’m lucky to walk away, but we’re getting really close to somebody not being able to, so I’m very grateful. That sucks. I mean this thing was fast. It’s frustrating when you end your day like this.” Ryan Preece is evidently very thankful that he was able to escape the crash unscathed.
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