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ajk112802
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Did you see that?? That was one of the worst wrecks I've seen in a long time. Thankfully he was able to radio his crew afterwards and wave to the fans as he was put in the ambulance.
i missed the race..what happened? Hit the wall like jeff at pocono?
That was a terrible crash. Magnet, it was much worse than Jeff's wreck last week. Fuller hit full right side of the car on the inside wall at about 100mph. He was avoiding a wrecking Jason Leffler. He basically had two choices, either hit Leffler directly in the driver's door or use evasive action. His car is about half the width of when the race started! Glad to hear he talked to his crew and told them that he was okay but that he hurt like hell. They did take him by helicopter to the local hospital.
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N2racin44
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To put things in perspective, the drivers side of the car looked worse then the passenger side and he hit the wall with the passenger side!
yea i saw the pic on NOL thats why i asked
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ajk112802
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N2racin88 said:
This is what amazed me...
WOO HOO DAVID!
Hopefully he's alright.
That was a tremendous impact.
I'd like to see the G force numbers on that one.
That was a tremendous impact.
I'd like to see the G force numbers on that one.
You can watch a video at Nascar.com
Thank G-D he survived as that was one of the ugliest wrecks I've seen in a while!
Thank G-D he survived as that was one of the ugliest wrecks I've seen in a while!
just saw the replay on raceday..ouch
never wanna see a car hit an opening head on. Like Jimmy S. said, looked similar to Steve Park at pocono. The grass didn't help- they need to pave that backstretch infield and put safer barriers on the inside walls!
edit- just noticed there aint grass..my imagination
never wanna see a car hit an opening head on. Like Jimmy S. said, looked similar to Steve Park at pocono. The grass didn't help- they need to pave that backstretch infield and put safer barriers on the inside walls!
edit- just noticed there aint grass..my imagination
Bucky Badger
Go Kyle Go
I saw it on race day to....What can you say exept DAMMMMMM, that had to hurt. Sometimes evasive actions don't work.
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ajk112802
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From http://webpages.charter.net/fullerfans/
June 18th
Jeff was involved in a hard crash last night at Kentucky. He was taken to a local hospital and held overnight for observation. Jeff was released this morning with a broken wrist and a broken finger.
That horrific crash and he walked away with a broken wrist and a broken finger ...amazing
June 18th
Jeff was involved in a hard crash last night at Kentucky. He was taken to a local hospital and held overnight for observation. Jeff was released this morning with a broken wrist and a broken finger.
That horrific crash and he walked away with a broken wrist and a broken finger ...amazing
Fuller's wreck intensified by gap in Kentucky's wall
Veteran driver says hit was 'a lot higher' than Gordon's 64-G impact
By Marty Smith, NASCAR.COM
June 22, 2006
03:04 PM EDT (19:04 GMT)
The uncomfortable irony of Jeff Fuller's visually horrific accident last weekend at Kentucky Speedway lies in its location on the racetrack -- a break in the inside retaining wall that serves to expedite the safety crew's entrance to the racing surface.
"There should be something done to make that safer," Fuller said Wednesday. "I'm probably not first guy to hit that spot, but I probably hit it the hardest."
Fuller wouldn't divulge specifics regarding the G-force load his body experienced during the accident. But prodded further, he did admit his hit was higher than Jeff Gordon's 64-G impact two weeks back at Pocono Raceway.
"Oh yeah. A lot higher than that," he said.
Fuller sustained a broken right pinky finger in the incident, as well as a broken left wrist that required the surgical installation of a corrective screw. Other than that, though, he said he suffers no further ill-effects.
"I got a screw put in my left wrist [this week] and have to find out the time frame as far as expediting its healing," Fuller explained. "I need to get back to the doctor that did the surgery to determine that.
"We just need to find out how long that's going to take to heal. But other than that everything else is fine. I actually feel really good."
Prior to Wednesday's interview, Fuller first visited the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C., to get a look at the hunk of wreckage that used to be his racecar, then to see Dr. Jerry Petty, NASCAR's chief authority on closed-head injuries.
"The car is pretty sick," Fuller said. "It definitely hit hard. It was kind of what I expected to see. The roll cage did its job. It's pushed way over. That car is killed. It folded and did what it was supposed to do.
"I'm probably a little bit surprised I'm not hurt worse, but not really. Everything did its job. I just got out from seeing Dr. Petty. He said I'm fine."
Fuller, a self-described safety fanatic, said he was using an ISP seat and head rest system, one used by the likes of Dale Earnhardt Jr. that incorporates rib protection that is "strong enough, but not too strong."
"My ribs are sore but they're not broken -- that's what it's all about," Fuller said. "I've always been a safety fanatic and now it's paid off."
And big. Fuller described the evolution of the accident vividly.
"I came out of Turn 4 and the spotter says, 'High,'" Fuller explained. "I started to go high and Jason [Leffler], at the time, was going backwards on the track. His rear bumper was on the white dotted line, which is only eight feet from the wall.
"I didn't want to T-bone him in the driver's door, because he'd have been a hurting puppy."
To avoid Leffler, Fuller jerked the wheel left and committed to steering the car into the infield. There was no turning back.
"He's still coming down, so I continued to turn left not to hit him," he said. "When I finally got sideways I saw the wall. I didn't see the opening."
The very moment that frenetic force impacted the wall it stopped. Immediately. Suddenly. Stationary.
"That's not a good place to have an opening like that," Fuller said. "If you need to have one, there needs to be a SAFER barrier or water barrels or tires or something.
"I'm pretty much convinced they'll have that rectified before they have another race there. I've had some hard wrecks and that rates up there."
Again, before the interview concluded, Fuller stressed his want to steer clear from the impact of the impact.
"I don't want to brag about that top of the heap, there," he said about the lofty G-force load the accident produced.
"I'd much rather be talking to you about a win or something. Not about that."
The opinions expressed are solely of the writer.
Veteran driver says hit was 'a lot higher' than Gordon's 64-G impact
By Marty Smith, NASCAR.COM
June 22, 2006
03:04 PM EDT (19:04 GMT)
The uncomfortable irony of Jeff Fuller's visually horrific accident last weekend at Kentucky Speedway lies in its location on the racetrack -- a break in the inside retaining wall that serves to expedite the safety crew's entrance to the racing surface.
"There should be something done to make that safer," Fuller said Wednesday. "I'm probably not first guy to hit that spot, but I probably hit it the hardest."
Fuller wouldn't divulge specifics regarding the G-force load his body experienced during the accident. But prodded further, he did admit his hit was higher than Jeff Gordon's 64-G impact two weeks back at Pocono Raceway.
"Oh yeah. A lot higher than that," he said.
Fuller sustained a broken right pinky finger in the incident, as well as a broken left wrist that required the surgical installation of a corrective screw. Other than that, though, he said he suffers no further ill-effects.
"I got a screw put in my left wrist [this week] and have to find out the time frame as far as expediting its healing," Fuller explained. "I need to get back to the doctor that did the surgery to determine that.
"We just need to find out how long that's going to take to heal. But other than that everything else is fine. I actually feel really good."
Prior to Wednesday's interview, Fuller first visited the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C., to get a look at the hunk of wreckage that used to be his racecar, then to see Dr. Jerry Petty, NASCAR's chief authority on closed-head injuries.
"The car is pretty sick," Fuller said. "It definitely hit hard. It was kind of what I expected to see. The roll cage did its job. It's pushed way over. That car is killed. It folded and did what it was supposed to do.
"I'm probably a little bit surprised I'm not hurt worse, but not really. Everything did its job. I just got out from seeing Dr. Petty. He said I'm fine."
Fuller, a self-described safety fanatic, said he was using an ISP seat and head rest system, one used by the likes of Dale Earnhardt Jr. that incorporates rib protection that is "strong enough, but not too strong."
"My ribs are sore but they're not broken -- that's what it's all about," Fuller said. "I've always been a safety fanatic and now it's paid off."
And big. Fuller described the evolution of the accident vividly.
"I came out of Turn 4 and the spotter says, 'High,'" Fuller explained. "I started to go high and Jason [Leffler], at the time, was going backwards on the track. His rear bumper was on the white dotted line, which is only eight feet from the wall.
"I didn't want to T-bone him in the driver's door, because he'd have been a hurting puppy."
To avoid Leffler, Fuller jerked the wheel left and committed to steering the car into the infield. There was no turning back.
"He's still coming down, so I continued to turn left not to hit him," he said. "When I finally got sideways I saw the wall. I didn't see the opening."
The very moment that frenetic force impacted the wall it stopped. Immediately. Suddenly. Stationary.
"That's not a good place to have an opening like that," Fuller said. "If you need to have one, there needs to be a SAFER barrier or water barrels or tires or something.
"I'm pretty much convinced they'll have that rectified before they have another race there. I've had some hard wrecks and that rates up there."
Again, before the interview concluded, Fuller stressed his want to steer clear from the impact of the impact.
"I don't want to brag about that top of the heap, there," he said about the lofty G-force load the accident produced.
"I'd much rather be talking to you about a win or something. Not about that."
The opinions expressed are solely of the writer.