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gmeyer · 08-27-2014, 02:13 PM

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - 12:41 p.m. Racing is on hold at Lucas Oil Raceway Park, but not for the usual reason.

The predicted rain has not materialized today, but the safety nets at the end of the sand trap were demolished when Jeff Colvert, from Arkadelphia, Arkansas, gave it a severe test during the first Super Stock qualifying session.

Colvert's '69 Mustang was clocked at 9.399 seconds and 141.62 mph at the finish line, but the car did not slow down as usual and went off the end of the track at a high enough speed that it went through the sand and into the multiple-net system. The momentum was so high that the car flipped upside down.

The safety systems did their job, Colvert walked away. However, the Safety Safari has been working hard for the last hour rebuilding the net system and are estimating it will take about an hour more to get back to a safe racing condition.

About half of the 180 Super Stock entries made runs before the accident happened.

08-27-2014, 02:13 PM	#77
gmeyer Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 183 Likes: 45 Liked 35 Times in 16 Posts	Re: "Live" from Indy 2014 60th US Nationals BROWNSBURG, Ind. - 12:41 p.m. Racing is on hold at Lucas Oil Raceway Park, but not for the usual reason. The predicted rain has not materialized today, but the safety nets at the end of the sand trap were demolished when Jeff Colvert, from Arkadelphia, Arkansas, gave it a severe test during the first Super Stock qualifying session. Colvert's '69 Mustang was clocked at 9.399 seconds and 141.62 mph at the finish line, but the car did not slow down as usual and went off the end of the track at a high enough speed that it went through the sand and into the multiple-net system. The momentum was so high that the car flipped upside down. The safety systems did their job, Colvert walked away. However, the Safety Safari has been working hard for the last hour rebuilding the net system and are estimating it will take about an hour more to get back to a safe racing condition. About half of the 180 Super Stock entries made runs before the accident happened.