Bubba Wallace’s Spotter Freddie Kraft Sees NASCAR Repeating the Same Mistakes from Dale Earnhardt’s Fatal Crash

Although no one got seriously injured in Texas, it was an eye-opening experience for all of NASCAR and the fans. Unfortunately, Cody Ware hit hard in the wall, bringing out a corner and a lot of shocked eyes. We have grown accustomed to safer racing, but we see more and more drivers mentioning how unsafe next-gen cars are. But the last race on Sunday proved how close we are to what happened to Dale Earnhardt Sr.

However, the scarier part is, we need a faster reaction to this issue to avoid a repeat of what happened in 2001.

In a recent episode of Door, Bumper, Clear! Freddie Kraft talked about the very concerning crash Ware had, “We saw Cody Ware yesterday. I don’t know what happened in [corners] 3 and 4 he had a hard right and he pounded, he broke the wall essentially. The wall was distorted after he wrecked.”, “These guys are simply not walking away that we’re accustomed to in the last 20-25 years.”

We have seen plenty of drivers complain about the next-gen car crashes affecting the drivers heavily. But the physical toll doesn’t seem to have been taken seriously until now. And Kraft fears a repeat of what happened back in 2001 after Dale Earnhardt Sr’s fatal crash. He said, “2001 we became really safe. But unfortunately, that was a reactive move. We had 3 or 4 guys get killed in cars and we reacted to it by making the sport much safer. Hopefully, moving forward, we can be proactive and get these things safer before somebody get’s seriously hurt.”

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What happened in 2001 that caused NASCAR to be so safe?

Even the mention of 2001 will bring a frown to any old NASCAR fan’s face. 18th February 2001 was the exact date when we lost a legend.

The picture above is taken right before The Intimidator went out on the last race of his life.

The seven-time Cup Series Champion, also known as the intimidator, Dale Earnhardt lost his life at the Daytona International Speedway. Coincidentally, Earhardt’s team, the #15 team of DEI won that race with Michael Waltrip on the wheel. However, his death was soon overtaken by black clouds as news of The Intimidator’s passing sent shivers down the spines of every American that day. Of course, NASCAR was forced to make a lot of safety measures to ensure no more drivers lose their lives.

Unfortunately, we see the unsafe conditions return once again, and it sure is a pretty sad sight. But hopefully, NASCAR will fix the issues before it’s too late.