NASCAR fans may hate ‘Car Of Tomorrow’ (COT) for creating bad and boring racing, but it can’t be criticized for doing its’ job – saving drivers’ lives.
Kasey Kahne started a chain reaction when he got loose in Turn Nine at Watkins Glen last Monday. Kahne pushed Sam Hornish Jr. off the track, slamming him into tire barrier, which rebounded onto to the track and was spun around by Jeff Gordon and eventually Jeff Burton.
The force of the impact sheared off the rear end of Hornish’s Penske Dodge.
Despite the violence of the accident all the drivers walked away, but, Gordon, who has been complaining of back pain after crashes at Pocono and Las Vegas, is still feeling it.
“It wasn't that hard of a hit, it’s just my back can't stand too many hits,” said Gordon.
Hornish’s crew chief, Travis Geisler, said his driver was fine on Tuesday, adding “He gave me a call pretty early to make sure that I went around thanking all the guys that work on the interiors (of the car) and all the welding on the chassis had been very well done.”
Geisler added that the carbon fibre seat and other developments work.
“It’s pretty obvious that we have a really safe car. This COT has done a really good job protecting the drivers.”
Kasey Kahne started a chain reaction when he got loose in Turn Nine at Watkins Glen last Monday. Kahne pushed Sam Hornish Jr. off the track, slamming him into tire barrier, which rebounded onto to the track and was spun around by Jeff Gordon and eventually Jeff Burton.
The force of the impact sheared off the rear end of Hornish’s Penske Dodge.
Despite the violence of the accident all the drivers walked away, but, Gordon, who has been complaining of back pain after crashes at Pocono and Las Vegas, is still feeling it.
“It wasn't that hard of a hit, it’s just my back can't stand too many hits,” said Gordon.
Hornish’s crew chief, Travis Geisler, said his driver was fine on Tuesday, adding “He gave me a call pretty early to make sure that I went around thanking all the guys that work on the interiors (of the car) and all the welding on the chassis had been very well done.”
Geisler added that the carbon fibre seat and other developments work.
“It’s pretty obvious that we have a really safe car. This COT has done a really good job protecting the drivers.”