Assuming a Risk

There exists a possibility anytime vehicles are traveling inches apart at over one hundred miles per hour near a grandstand packed with spectators that a cataclysm could ensue. A few years ago, race fans died at the Lowe's Motor Speedway after an IRL crash and years ago in France, dozens died when debris from a wreck turned into fiery shrapnel at Le Mans. I even remember a young girl struck by a puck and killed at a Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game. So while naturally, our hearts go out to those injured at Daytona, those attending the race were in some ways lucky.