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arms of friends and family, it turns out kevin's little tire snag probably saved his life. >> you know, i would have to say that if kevin had cleared that cable and he'd sailed on out of the racetrack, he probably had a 20 or 25-foot drop to the other side. i with that momentum and that speed, it is quite entirely possible that he could have made the parking lot and it could have been a much worse accident than it actually was. >> after kevin's out of the car, it's no small affair to untangle the mess. >> one of the track workers actually had to take that tire off. he actually had to physically take the tire off to unstring the car. and what we did, we took a bucket loader and lifted the car up to take the tension off of that cable. and that was what freed the car eventually. >> sprint car racing is a sport that's all about taking risks.
>> perfect scenario is right. safely out of danger and in the arms of friends and family, it turns out kevin's little tire snag probably saved his life. >> you know, i would have to say that if kevin had cleared that cable and he'd sailed on out of the racetrack, he probably had a 20 or 25-foot drop to the other side. with that momentum and that speed, it is quite entirely possible that he could have made the parking lot and it could have been a much worse accident than it actually was. >> after kevin's out of the car, it's no small affair to untangle the mess. >> one of the track workers actually had to take that tire off. he actually had to physically take the tire off to unstring the car. and what we did, we took a bucket loader and lifted the car up to take the tension off of that cable. and that was what freed the car eventually.
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safely out of danger and in the arms of friends and family, it turns out kevin's little tire snag probably saved his life. >> you know, i would have to say that if kevin had cleared that cable and he'd sailed on out of the racetrack, he probably had a 20 or 25-foot drop to the other side. with that momentum and that speed, it is quite entirely possible that he could have made the parking lot and it could have been a much worse accident than it actually was. >> after kevin's out of the car, it's no small affair to untangle the mess. >> one of the track workers actually had to take that tire off. he actually had to physically take the tire off to unstring the car. and what we did, we took a bucket loader and lifted the car up to take the tension off of that cable. and that was what freed the car eventually.
very gingerly try to get the car freed off the racetrack. >> and then there's the leaking fuel. >> the other thing that was of major concern is these race cars have a breather on the top of the fuel system, and that fuel was actually leaking out of kevin's race car, so it's a very combustible, very dangerous fuel. >> once the emt determines kevin isn't severely injured, they focus on the challenge of getting him out of the car ever so carefully. >> and they kind of hoisted him up so that kevin could grab on to the catch fence, and he actually climbed down into the other side where the crowd was waiting. he actually had some family waiting for him when he got out of the race car. as things ended up, it was the perfect scenario. kevin wasn't hurt. very spectacular crash. >> perfect scenario is right. safely out of danger and in the arms of friends and family, it turns out kevin's little tire
safely out of danger and in the arms of friends and family, it turns out kevin's little tire snag probably saved his life. >> you know, i would have to say that if kevin had cleared that cable and he'd sailed on out of the racetrack, he probably had a 20 or 25-foot drop to the other side. with that momentum and that speed, it is quite entirely possible that he could have made the parking lot and it could have been a much worse accident than it actually was. >> after kevin's out of the car, it's no small affair to untangle the mess. >> one of the track workers actually had to take that tire off. he actually had to physically take the tire off to unstring the car. and what we did, we took a bucket loader and lifted the car up to take the tension off of that cable. and that was what freed the car eventually. >> sprint car racing is a sport that's all about taking risks. >> i think the reason that kevin
arms of friends and family, it turns out kevin's little tire snag probably saved his life. >> you know, i would have to say that if kevin had cleared that cable and he'd sailed on out of the racetrack, he probably had a 20 or 25-foot drop to the other side. with that momentum and that speed, it is quite entirely possible that he could have made the parking lot and it could have been a much worse accident than it actually was. >> after kevin's out of the car, it's no small affair to untangle the mess. >> one of the track workers actually had to take that tire off. he actually had to physically take the tire off to unstring the car. and what we did, we took a bucket loader and lifted the car up to take the tension off of that cable. and that was what freed the car eventually. >> sprint car racing is a sport
waiting for him when he got on out of the race car. as things ended up, it was the perfect scenario. kevin wasn't hurt. very spectacular crash. >> perfect scenario is right. safely out of danger and in the arms of friends and family, it turns out kevin's little tire snag probably saved his life. >> you know, i would have to say that if kevin had cleared that cable and he sailed on out of the racetrack, he probably had a 20 or 25-foot drop to the other side. with that momentum and that speed, it is quite entirely possible that he could have made the parking lot and it could have been a much worse accident than it actually was. >> after kevin is out of the car, it's no small affair to untangle the mess. >> one of the track workers actually had to take that tire off. he actually had to physically take the tire off to unstring the car. and what we did, we took a bucket loader and lifted the car up to take the tension off of that cable. and that is what freed the car eventually. >> sprint car racing is a sport that's all about taking risks.
as things ended up, it was the perfect scenario. kevin wasn't hurt. very spectacular crash. >> perfect scenario is right. safely out of danger and in the arms of friends and family, it turns out kevin's little tire snag probably saved his life. >> you know, i would have to say that if kevin had cleared that cable and he sailed on out of the racetrack, he probably had a 20 or 25-foot drop to the other side. with that momentum and that speed, it is quite entirely possible that he could have made the parking lot and it could have been a much worse accident than it actually was. >> after kevin is out of the car, it's no small affair to untangle the mess. >> one of the track workers actually had to take that tire off. he actually had to physically take the tire off to unstring the car. and what we did, we took a bucket loader and lifted the car up to take the tension off of
safely out of danger and in the arms of friends and family, it turns out kevin's little tire snag probably saved his life. >> you know, i would have to say that if kevin had cleared that cable and he sailed on out of the racetrack, he probably had a 20 or 25-foot drop to the other side. with that momentum and that speed, it is quite entirely possible that he could have made the parking lot and it could have been a much worse accident than it actually was. >> after kevin is out of the car, it's no small affair to untangle the mess. >> one of the track workers actually had to take that tire off. he actually had to physically take the tire off to unstring the car. and what we did, we took a bucket loader and lifted the car up to take the tension off of that cable. and that is what freed the car eventually.