“The Whole F**king Weekend Is Cursed” – NASCAR Fans Panic as Photographer Is Nearly Mauled in Horrific Crash

The safety of drivers in motorsports has always been a critical issue. However, alongside them are the people on the other side of the wall, and the question arises: are they really safe? A recent on-track incident certainly raises questions regarding that. In a horrific car crash on Saturday night, a photographer seems to have been badly hurt. Naturally, this has made NASCAR fans more worried than ever.

It all happened at the Hickory Motor Speedway during the CARS Tour Pro Late Model race. The crash sent the photographer to the hospital, creating panic all around. And not many can fathom the fashion in which the event took place.

The Hickory Motor Speedway witnesses a terrible crash involving a photographer

Be it the NASCAR Cup Series or any other motorsport racing series, it is always going to be incomplete without the presence of the paparazzi around the tracks. After all, it is the media and the broadcasters who provide the fans with entertaining and invaluable content. Regardless of that, it is imperative to safeguard them.

However, things turned unfortunate for a photographer on Saturday night. With two laps remaining in the CARS Tour Pro Late Model race at Hickory, the competition looked intense between Mike Hopkins and Isabella Robusto. Both the drivers came together at the start-finish line but Robusto lost control and went crashing into the inside wall.

The contact with Hopkins saw the 18-year-old driver crash into a section of the inside retaining wall. The impact of the contact with the barrier was so strong that it rammed the concrete slab right into the photographer standing on the other side of the barrier.

As a result, the photographer flipped and fell head-first on the ground. At first, the incident looked nasty. Fortunately, the injured was immediately taken to a medical facility. As of now, the severity of his injuries is unclear. However, it is believed that he has received some stitches, and no damaged bones have been detected.

It was truly terrible what happened, but it could have been much worse. This is so much reminiscent of the cameraman incident that took place in January at the Irwindale Speedway.

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Certainly, this makes one wonder about a lot of things. Was the photographer supposed to be standing there? Even if he was not, why did the wall not sustain the impact? Naturally, such questions, combined with other worrisome thoughts, left the NASCAR fans in panic.

NASCAR fans react as a photographer gets tangled in a horrible crash at the Hickory Motor Speedway

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It is never a pleasing site to witness on-track injuries. The incident at the Hickory Motor Speedway involving the photographer will not be easy to forget. After all, the manner in which it happened has created a lot of confusion and panic.

Obviously, after witnessing it, several fans took to social media to express their reactions. Some of the NASCAR fanatics on Reddit went into panic for the upcoming races.

“This whole f**king weekend is cursed.”

“This makes me scared for tomorrow.”

“Man it’s been a tenuous day for motorsports”

On the other hand, many did question the durability of the wall. Surely, it should have shown more strength.

“When you fight the wall, the wall is supposed to win. It’s not supposed to end in a draw.”

“I’m no expert but I’m pretty sure walls aren’t supposed to move like that.”

Definitely, the concerned authorities need to dive deep into the incident. The incident could have easily turned fatal, leaving everyone with a lot of remorse. Surely, better safety guidelines and infrastructure need to be put in place to avoid any such mishaps in the future.

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