Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Danica Patrick (driver of the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet), Colin Braun(driver of the #16 Con-way Freight Ford) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (driver of the #6 CitiFinancial Ford) crash during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 13, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Elliott Sadler (driver of the #88 Realtree Outfitters Chevrolet) crashes after an incident in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway on September 25, 2010 in Dover, Delaware.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Ryan Newman barrel rolls his #12 Penske Racing Alltel Dodge Intrepid R/T during the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2003 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Terry Cook (driver of the #59 Melling Engine Parts/Harris Trucking Toyota) has his car catch on fire after crashing during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chevy Silverado HD 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2007 in Daytona, Florida.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Clint Bowyer (driver of the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet) flips right side up after crashing on the last lap during the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2007 in Daytona, Florida.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Cars crash during the NASCAR Busch Series Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on April 20, 2007 in Avondale, Arizona.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Cars crash due to a tire coming off of the car of Jimmie Johnson (driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet) during the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 on May 27, 2007 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

The cars of J.J. Yeley (driver of the #96 DLP HDTV Toyota), Reed Sorenson (driver of the #41 Target/Glad Dodge), Matt Kenseth (driver of the #17 DeWalt/Nano Ford) and Dave Blaney (driver of the #22 Caterpillar Toyota) sit on the track after crashing during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on April 12, 2008 in Avondale, Arizona.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Fans watch as cars crash during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 23, 2008 in Bristol, Tennessee.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Matt Kenseth (driver of the #16 CitiFinancial Ford) crashes during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 25, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Mark Martin (driver of the #5 Carquest/Kellogg's Chevrolet), A.J. Allmendinger (driver of the #44 Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge), David Reutimann (driver of the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota), Jeff Burton (driver of the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet), Scott Riggs (driver of the #36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Toyota), Kevin Harvick (driver of the #29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet), Jamie McMurray (driver of the #26 Crown Royal Ford), Jeff Gordon (driver of the #24 Dupont/Pepsi Chevrolet) and Kasey Kahne (driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge) crash in turn four during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Carl Edwards (driver of the #99 Claritin Ford) goes airborne as Ryan Newman (driver of the #39 Steweart-Haas Racing Chevrolet) suffers damage and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (driver of the #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet) drives at the conclusion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Mike Skinner (driver of the #5 Rue Ziffra, PA Attorney at Law Toyota) flies into the air on the hood of T.J. Bell (driver of the #11 VisitPIT.com/Red Horse Racing Toyota) during the NASCAR Camping World Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 on May 15, 2009 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Kertus Davis (driver of the #04 NuTone Heating & Cooling Products Chevrolet) climbs out of his car after it catches fire prior to a crash on track during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway on July 3, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Kasey Kahne (driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge) crashes into the rear of Kyle Busch (driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota) after Kyle hit the wall on the final lap during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 51st Annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Leilani Munter #59 and Steve Blackburn #68 crash during the ARCA Racing Series Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona International Speedway on February 6, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Juan Pablo Montoya (driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet) crashes into Marcos Ambrose (driver of the #47 Little Debbie Toyota) and Mark Martin (driver of the #5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet) after and incident on track during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 21, 2010 in Bristol, Tennessee.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Trevor Bayne (driver of the #99 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota) drives his damaged car to the garage after a crash during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on April 9, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Martin Truex Jr. (driver of the #56 NAPA Toyota), Denny Hamlin (driver of the #11 FedEx Toyota), Max Papis (driver of the #13 Geico Toyota) and Sam Hornish Jr. (driver of the #77 Mobil 1 Dodge) crash during a restart in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway on June 20, 2010 in Sonoma, California.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

The car of Tony Stewart (driver of the #14 Burger King Chevrolet) is engulfed in flames after crashing during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 3, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Brian Keselowski (driver of the #26 K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge) is helped out of his car by safety crews after he crashed during the NASCAR Nationwide Series U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway on July 31, 2010 in Newton, Iowa.

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Nasty NASCAR Crashes

Safety officials check on Billy Johnson (driver of the #6 CitiFinancial Ford), Tony Raines (driver of the #34 Long John Silver's Chevrolet) and Brendan Gaughan (driver of the #62 South Point Casino & Hotel Toyota) after a crash during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International on August 7, 2010 in Watkins Glen, New York.

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