NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Blaine Perkins walked away from a terrifying crash at Talladega Superspeedway Saturday.
The 23-year-old driver got swept up in a multi-car incident early in the Ag-Pro 300. His car turned sideways in the middle of the pack, then went airborne and landed on its roof.
Then it barrel-rolled six times down the track.
A terrifying crash and barrel rolls for Blaine Perkins. pic.twitter.com/jtewaBqeEo
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) April 22, 2023
Incredibly, Perkins climbed out of the wrecked car and walked away under his own power, a testament to the safety features in NASCAR race cars today.
That crash also involved another gruesome hit. Dexter Stacey, whose spin set the entire crash into motion, hit hard on the inside wall, but he also escaped injury. There was also a close call, as one of the tires from Perkins’ car hit Kaz Grala’s car.
Racing fans have come to expect such spectacular and vicious crashes at Talladega. Still, NASCAR fans breathed a sigh of relief that everyone escaped injury.
So glad everyone was okay, that was wild!! Glad at least one of the FOX camera people caught the whole thing….
— Charles Russell (@ChuckRussell87) April 22, 2023
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