Des Moines Register
NEWTON, Ia. Iowa Speedway has seen its share of crashes since opening in 2006, just none like what happened here Tuesday.
The Midwest Association of Technical Accident Investigators spent most of the morning running passenger vehicles into farm equipment on the infield of the speedway. It was an impressive sight for the few dozen crash investigators and law enforcement officers on hand, but they weren t there for a demolition derby.
Instead, organizers called it an important exercise during MATAI s annual conference that gave them a first-hand look at crashes involving farm equipment like tractors, combines and grain carts.