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In the rush that is a NASCAR race, people tend to focus on the winners or... crashers and overlook the spectacular bits that fall outside these two categories. Well, we're here to make sure that doesn't happen and we've got one hell of a drift to show you.
During Sunday's Indianapolis Speedway race, Erik Jones experienced a left rear tire blow-out right before entering turn one. With Jones' Toyota Camry racecar doing about 200 mph at the time, the quitting rubber could've turned into a disastrous crash.
Nevertheless, the driver demonstrated super skill by not letting his racecar kiss the wall and it was all possible though a monstrous slide that could rival Formula Drift shenanigans with ease.
As you'll be able to see in the piece of footage below, which comes from FOX's keep-left department, Jones drifted his tire-troublesome Toyota all the way through the bend. Heck, if we check out his slip angles and the amount of smoke generated in the process, we might just nominate this as the best drift we've seen all year.
The manhandling did achieve its purpose, with the racecar ending up spinning towards the inside of the track once the bend was over, avoiding the dreaded wall.
However, let's not forget that the race marked the final banked oval adventure for a pair of amazing drivers. We're talking about Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon, who can now look back at their NASCAR career with pride.
Nevertheless, the driver demonstrated super skill by not letting his racecar kiss the wall and it was all possible though a monstrous slide that could rival Formula Drift shenanigans with ease.
As you'll be able to see in the piece of footage below, which comes from FOX's keep-left department, Jones drifted his tire-troublesome Toyota all the way through the bend. Heck, if we check out his slip angles and the amount of smoke generated in the process, we might just nominate this as the best drift we've seen all year.
The manhandling did achieve its purpose, with the racecar ending up spinning towards the inside of the track once the bend was over, avoiding the dreaded wall.
OK, but what about the rest of the shenanigans that took part during the race?
When it comes to the winner of the race, Kyle Busch dominated the event, obviously celebrating his victory with a burnout. The man admittedly had plenty of reasons to melt rubber, since he led 149 of the 170 laps, which made for an all-time Indy NASCAR record.However, let's not forget that the race marked the final banked oval adventure for a pair of amazing drivers. We're talking about Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon, who can now look back at their NASCAR career with pride.
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