Race car crashes and bursts into flames at 300 mph — and its legendary driver somehow survives (video)

A race car dramatically burst into flames and then crasheed into a wall during a race on Sunday — and its legendary driver, 75-year-old John Force, somehow survived.

“John Force has suffered one of the most significant crashes of his entire legendary career, passing the finish line at 302 mph, making contact with a concrete guard rail at nearly that speed,” the sports announcer says from Virginia Motorsports Park in dramatic footage that shows the crash (see below, posted by TennesseeSportsNet). — Read the rest

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