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Legends should be off limits to kids as well.

They're usually the third fastest division of any track(after Modifieds and Late Models).

Its hard to regulate age limits, because really it comes down to maturity level. At my local track there are some 12 year olds that I'd trust with a fast car way more than some of the 30 year olds. We had a 14 year old than won several late model races a couple years ago while the 40 year olds were plowing through people.

40 to 45 mph isn't too fast for a twelve year old though.

^^ There are some go-karts that go that fast and there's plenty of 12 year olds running those.

Jeff Gordon was in a full blown Sprint Car at 14. I am not making a case for the age, I'm just throwing it out there that this has been going on for quite some time.

To me, a full sized race car that only goes 40-45 MPH seems like it should be much safer than a Bandolero, Legend Car, or Go-Kart which, at tracks around here, go at least 20 MPH faster than that, and Legends cars are twice as fast. It must have just been some kind of freak accident. That is of course assuming that the car was a properly built race car with all the typical safety equipment.

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Its a small pic, but this is the car pre-crash.

Slightly bigger version from the photographers page. Don't know how much you can really tell from a picture though
http://chuckgreen.zenfolio.com/p2842141 ... 3#hf5918a3

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http://baynews9.com/content/news/baynew ... n_cra.html
You tell me. That looks like a dirt bike helmet and some awful welds on the cage from those pics at least.

I've said it once and I'll say it again - It's one thing for a 12-16 year old to be able to drive fast and run up front. It's another thing to be a 12-16 year old kid that can do that, be socially adjusted and be someone sponsors want to associate with (ie. not as exciting as a box of rocks).


I think the difference is in a kart, dirt bike or open wheel car you know going in what can happen when things go wrong. When guys get into stockcars, they think they're Superman and that nothing's going to happen.

I think there must be some safety issue with the cars if you could get nearly killed going 40 miles an hour head on into a wall. Even if it is head on. Either that, or it is just a freak accident.

I wonder if the issue comes from the fact that they are stripped down street cars. Perhaps there was a structural issue with the car in the first place? It may have just been bought from a junk yard. And I'm not sure about those roll bars.

Damn... I hit a concrete wall head on at 45 miles per hour in a Toyota Corolla and wasn't even hurt. Very strange and unfortunate indeed.

It's being reported now by local news outlets that Tyler Morr has passed due to his injuries. Confirmed by Sheriff's Deputies
http://www.theledger.com/article/201205 ... edway-Dies
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/ba ... cer_w.html

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First of all, the cars are re-inforced with the roll bars and extra junk on there so they are stiffer than a street car, so comparing someone to crashing in a street car at 45 mph and one of these at 45mph is apples and oranges. The street car would crumple and give so that there would be energy taken away. One of those cars, I bet they dont give a whole lot and not much energy was taken away from the driver. Second of all, in the pic, I dont see a HANS or head restraint of some sort on the child. A 45mph head on impact in a car that doesnt give much, into an object(concrete wall) that doesnt give at all = injury. Do the same thing in a street car and I bet the kid survives with injuries, none of which would have been a severe head injury.

For anyone maybe near The Columbus Mississippi area, there is going to be two big Sprint car races At Columbus Speedway Friday and Saturday Night.

Found video of this today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 8AI#t=120s

Looking at it now, Webster should have been the leader after that caution, he came across the line as the leader before the caution even came close to coming out.

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Score one for the old guys.

Practice for the Howie Lettow Memorial 150 has gotten under way. 80 cars are entered for this race including current and former Nascar drivers Rusty Wallace, Aric Almirola, David Ragan, David Stremme, Matt Kenseth, Johnny and Tim Sauter, Rich Bickle and more. The fastest car in practice was John Hunter Nemechek, son of Joe Nemechek. Here are the top 10 in practice:

1. John Hunter Nemechek
2. Becca Kasten
3. Jeremy Lepak
4. Dan Fredrickson
5. Jerry Sharp Jr. (subbing for Boris Jurkovic, who's at work)
6. Chris Wimmer
7. Kelly Bires
8. Rusty Wallace
9. Tim Sauter
10. Jeff Storm

John Hunter Nemechek was the fastest in final practice, one day after his 15th birthday. Rusty Wallace had to change engines after final practice after an oil pump broke. Here are the top 10 from final practice.

1. John Hunter Nemechek
2. Travis Sauter (Tim's son)
3. Trey Mitchell
4. Jeremy Lepak
5. Chris Wimmer
6. Thor Anderson
7. Becca Kasten
8. Jeff Choquette
9. Brett Kirchner
10. Jerry Sharp

Former ASA Champion Butch Miller has been helping Ross and Matt Kenseth set up their cars.

John Hunter Nemechek won the pole for tonight's Howie Lettow Memorial 150. Rusty Wallace and David Stremme were made "Promotors Choices" and will start 41st and 42nd in the race.

The top 26 drivers in qualifying are locked in on time. The remaining 43 drivers are going to be divided into 10 lap qualifying races with the top 3 advancing from each race. There will then be 5 provisional starters (likely ASA Midwest Touring regulars based on their points position). The remaining drivers will compete in a last chance race with the winner advancing to the 150 lapper. Some of the drivers that didn't make it in on time include Johnny Sauter, Aric Almirola, Kelly Bires and Ross Kenseth. Kenseth is starting 17th in his qualifying race, so he has a tall test ahead of him to make the 150 lapper through the qualifying race.

Advancing from qualifying race 1 are:

1. Austin Theriault (driving for Brad Keselowski)
2. Johnny Sauter (driving for Richie Wauters)
3. Matt Tifft

The race went caution free.

Advancing from Race 2 are:

1. Jeff Choquette
2. Cardell Potter
3. Gary Lamonte (who barely held off Joey Kocourek for the final transfer spot)