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NASCAR ACCIDENT - CAR CUT IN HALF!
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Not one for the dramatic, Mike Harmon shrugged off his horrific accident Thursday at Bristol Motor Speedway, saying he was simply glad to be alive after his car was bisected by the Turn 2 wall.
Some 10 minutes into the first practice for Friday's Busch Series Food City 250, Harmon entered Turn 2 when something broke in the right front of his car, sending Harmon hard into an outside wall that doubles as a crossover gate.
When closed, the wall is bolstered by six, four-inch by four-inch, 3/8-inch thick metal posts. Said posts were not put in place Thursday, and when Harmon impacted the wall, it gave way.
Hence, Harmon's No. 44 Chevrolet was cut in half by the concrete outside retaining wall. When the smoke cleared, Harmon's car came to rest on the apron in Turn 2.
Meanwhile, his engine and steering column wound up halfway down the back straightaway. The right front clip from his Chevrolet came to rest up the track from Johnny Sauter, who T-boned Harmon as he shot down the track near the entrance of Turn 3.
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