wow why would a track have such a dumb and dangerous wall in the track like that?

It goes to show the idiot in he 70 car is the same everywhere he goes.

Sure hope Ken is alright.

Just a note:
That track is also a drag strip that is why the wall is the way it is I guess.

Sure hope Ken is alright.

Just a note:
That track is also a drag strip that is why the wall is the way it is I guess.

Well yes and no, the addition of the dragstrip is only a few years old, however the turn one wall has always been there. Mike Glinsky and Tim Dorning can attest to that, they have also climbed that wall with much the same spectacular results.

That section of the track has always been the exit to the pits. In years past there was a chicane to slow people down. The problem now is that with the addition of the dragstrip along the front stretch there is no visual or strucural chicane to caution the drivers to slow down, and they tend to fly into that corner.

The video shows that Ken was pushed up the track by a driver is very clear.

I was not there but was told that this driver was put to the rear of the pack for jumping the start and was driving erratically trying to get back to the front.

Once again a well built safe chassis has saved the driver from any serious injuries. Thank god for the rule book.

Greasemonkey.

The drag strip was always there. At one time it was a 1/8 mile strip, start line in the pits and finish line at the oval start finish line. It was funny watching the drag racers trying to slow down enough to make the corner and exit the oval on the back stretch. More than a few did not make the corner and ended their fun in the guardrail. That was before they made the track a dirt track in around 77. Not sure if they had drag races after that until they made the new strip a few years ago.