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Daytona Finish Features Massive, Horrifying Wreck
Tonight’s rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 at Daytona ended in a win for Dale Earnhardt Jr. but a terrifying finish for Austin Dillon, whose car ended upside down after tearing into the catch fence as the “big one” resulted in injuries to at least three spectators but, amazingly, no drivers. Here’s video ...
IndyCar Race Did Not End Well For Ryan Briscoe, Who Went Airborne
Graham Rahal ended a long IndyCar winless streak today at Fontana in a thrilling race some attribute to new aero specifications, but the excitement likely didn’t extend to driver Ryan Briscoe who managed to escape serious injury after being flipped into a barrel roll on the final lap of the race....
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Jockey Picks Absolute Worst Time To Jump Off His Horse
The jockey you see getting smoked by a fence in the GIF above is named Lewis Ferguson (don't worry, he's not dead), and this happened during what was apparently his first-ever race with fences. Poor Lewis made some mistakes....
Cyclist Eats It
A gust of wind pushed Geraint Thomas off the course during this weekend's Gent-Wevelgem race in Belgium, and he crashed. Ouch....
'Skins Team Buses Involved In Crash On Way To Stadium
Two Washington team buses were involved in an accident on the trip to the Vikings' stadium this morning due to a missed exit. A good way to start game day....
News Anchors Reporting Plane Crash Can't Say "Ouagadougou"
Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso. It's also the origin of Air Algerie flight 5017, which crashed last week in Mali killing 118. With the disaster coming so soon after the MH17 tragedy, coverage of the crash in West Africa deserved high placement in local newscasts across the U.S.—and, in t...
This Year, Everyone At The Tour De France Is Crashing Out
The opening stage of this year's Tour de France was a blatant attempt to get Mark Cavendish his first yellow jersey. Organizers kicked off the race with a pancake-flat run into Harrogate, UK, where Cavendish's mother is from. It's probably the only time the peloton's most accomplished sprinter will ...
Fan At Mountain Bike World Cup Gets On Course, Has Ugly Crash
This video is from Cairns, Australia, site of this year's Union Cycliste International Mountain Bike World Cup. In it, a spectator is seen riding a bike down the course and crashing violently, smacking his head several times on the ground before coming to a stop....
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s Car Engulfed In Flames At Texas Motor Speedway
Today's weather-delayed running of the [Corporate Sponsor] 500 in Texas got bad for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. very quickly as his car lost a tire then caught on fire after hitting the wall....
Canada 3 Sled Flips Upside Down, Slides Across Finish Line On Its Side
The Canada 3 sled lost control coming out of turn 11 on its second run of the four-man bobsled competition, getting slightly airborn as it headed into the next turn. It then flipped and slid to the finish with the crew wedged between the sled and the ice. The whole team eventually walked away from ...
This Is What A Car Crash At Nearly 200 MPH Looks Like
This crash occurred at a Nov. 10 meet of the El Mirage 200 MPH club, when driver Brian Gillespie lost control of his car at speeds somewhere between 180 and 190 MPH. Gillespie was airlifted to the hospital, but was largely and remarkably unharmed....
Spectator Video Captures Frightening, Up-Close View Of IndyCar Crash
IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti sustained two fractured vertebrae, a broken ankle, and a concussion when he crashed his car on the final lap of yesterday's Grand Prix of Houston. The Big Lead found this terrifying video taken by a fan standing right along the catchfence at the moment and place of im...
Group Of Bikers Fly Off Of The Course, One By One
Thanks to this biker's helmet cam, we get to watch him accidentally follow the first rider's lead and hit a sick jump that leads nowhere. Wheee!...
Watch Florida State's Nick O'Leary Survive An Insane Motorcycle Crash
It is important to note this: Florida State tight end Nick O'Leary not only survived this horrific motorcycle crash this May, he walked away from it....
Driver Slams Car Into Motorcyclist, Because Russia
Just another dashboard-cam reminder that Russia and driving don't mix. Good thing this guy stops to check the damage to his vehicle first....
An Estimated 20 Bikes Crashed Near The End Of Today's Tour de France
No crash is a good crash, but the worst crash might be when a lot of riders are packed tightly together in a narrow space, as they were just before the finish line of today's Stage 12, which went from Fougères to Tours....
Dirt Bike Pileup Never Ends
So this video is a month old, but if that really bothers you, go start your own damn site called AustrianDirtBikeRaceSpin and see if we care. (Please link to us!)...
This Is The Most Poorly Organized Bike Race We've Ever Seen
Know as you watch this video that only minor injuries were suffered, so you're free to enjoy these crashes as slapstick, and a true mess of course design....
Mookie Blaylock Faces Charges For Fatal Crash
Retired NBA star Mookie Blaylock will initially face two charges for his role in a Friday car crash south of Atlanta that briefly put him on life support, and left a 43-year-old woman dead. Further charges could still be coming, including vehicular homicide....