Carlos Pardo Wins NASCAR Race, Dies In Crash
Total Pro Sports - In one of the most tragic and unusual finishes in auto racing ever, NASCAR Mexico driver Carlos Pardo was involved in a terrible accident with only a few laps remaining, leaving his car in hundreds of pieces, ending the race, earning himself the victory, and eventually taking his life.
The race in Pueblo was on the 97th lap when Pardo was nudged from behind, causing him to spin out right into the wall at the pit lane entrance at an estimated 120 mph. He was eventually removed from the wreckage and taken to the hospital by helicopter where he died 45 minutes later.
Pardo was later awarded the victory as the race was called due to a time limit after the accident. At the time, he was in the lead.
The crash is unbelievable when seen for the first time. Auto racing has seen many fatal accidents, but this may be the most devastating I have ever witnessed. It looks as though a giant explosion had taken place upon impact and it even appears as though the end of the wall was broken off as a result. There was no avoiding this crash, and unfortuantely Pardo did not have the same luck as this rally car driver. Not even the impact of a giant school bus into the wall can compare with what was witnessed on this track just east of Mexico City.
NASCAR Mexico is a partnership of NASCAR and the Mexican live entertainment company CIE. In an attempt to expand their product overseas, the large American auto racing group just showed Mexicans the dangers involved in their sport. It is a sad moment for Pardo's friends and family, as well as members of NASCAR Mexico, but if there is any consolation, at least Carlos went out on top.
Wow, that did look like a bad one!
Carlos knew how to party.
It’s not an explosion. It’s a water barrel that burst.
He should not have been hurt from that, much less killed. Whoever built that car didn’t do it right.
Dear God… that has to be the most horrific racing accident I’ve ever seen, or car crash in general.
That dude did a PIT maneuver on Pardo, plain and simple. Go back and watch it again. He does a classic PIT maneuver. He wanted to win, and he has seen cops do it on TV and he thought he would just spin the guy out. Instead he spun Pardo into a T-wall broadside, probably killing him instantly. I’m not saying that they guy intentionally killed him, but he most certainly intentionally PITted him. That guy murdered Pardo. This should be investigated as negligent homicide.
Woah, holy smokes.
Well… At least he died happy.
Brilliant barricade design. That moronic arrangement cost this guy his life.
“but if there is any consolation, at least Carlos went out on top.”
The most classless thing I’ve ever heard.
No, there is no consolation. A man is dead in the name of competition.
What kind of article is this that it doesn’t say what day this happened..?
The “explosion” is the barrels of water bursting open. They are there to absorb some impact, but not designed to take an entire car at 100mph. Terrible accident.
The driver that tapped him should face trial. He should have known better than to hit him in that area of the track at that speed. In my eyes, he’s guilty of murder even if unintentional.
if you watch the driver that was behind him was making a move under him and he turned down to block. this is something that happens in racing all the time and is more times than not mis judged by race fans.this is a very tragic event and my thoughts and prayers go out to his family, but to make a comment that he should face trial is obsurd. anyone who has ever been involved with any type of motorsports knows that that is a chance you take when you hit the track.no one knows for sure what happened between the two drivers but i can guarantee there was nothing done intentionally
For what it’s worth, the “explosion” is water droplets. The pit wall had a water-filled attenuator device designed to explode just as it did to help dissipate the energy of a collision with the wall. Unfortunately, the speed and angle of the collision meant that it was fatal even with the attenuator functioning as designed.
The guy that nudged him should be put in jail for manslaughter.
Unbelievable! Absolutely totally UNBELIEVABLE! Ten years after the horrific death of Greg Moore who had a similar accident another racecar driver dies because someone put a wall where it should not have been. This is not the fault of the guy who nudged him into a spin, looking at the footage I’m not even sure if it was intentional. It’s also not the fault of the car’s design. The impact itself is enough to kill you, going from such a high speed to complete standstill in merely a few hundreds of a second. There are three people to blame for Pardo’s death: 1. the guy who thought it was a good idea to put that wall there like that. 2. the guy who thought it was a good idea to organise a race on a track that is not safe enough because of that wall. 3. Pardo himself for competing on a track that is not safe enough.
Ok yall r all saying he should be charged with manslaughter!!!? Pardo turned down on him trying to block him and spun himself out by doing this, similar to the talledaga race this year when carl edwards turned down on brad kesolowski. This is just a racing accident cause by trying to block a driver who has a run on you
Manslaughter for the other Driver? Are you all stupid? Both drivers were going for the win, Pardo tried to block, the other driver tried to pass, it happens all the time in this sport. It was simply bad luck or fate that it happened at the particular spot and the car unfortunately hit that section of the barrier.
The drivers know the risks when they get into those cars.
Accidents happen and that’s all this was, an unfortunate and tragic accident.
The roll cage looked like it was made out of PVC pipe. If this is organization is a part of NASCAR this should definitely be investigated.
Mexicans are notorious for building all their shit out of cement. poor track design killed this man. In the U.S this would have never happened because tracks are built with impact- absorbing walls. and what, I can only see one trash can filled with water at the end of that cement wall. R.I.P Pardo.
its not pueblo. its PUEBLA
The other driver should not be charged with murder and whoever thinks so is as stupid as the idiot who designed that race track. I agree 100% with the person above who said this is a case of negligent homicide. Who should be charged? That answer can only come after an investigation. All of the “what if’s” out there are just people stalling while trying to come up with an excuse. I say we leave the professionals to decide who is at fault. I also say we get some of NASCAR USA’s money in there to speed up this process so Mr Pardo’s family can have their closure.
i think it was a massive side impact and may have caused his head to whiplash sideways very hard. the hans device i believe is meant to reduce the front whiplash in an accident.
I don’t think the driver in 2nd place is to blame here.
This looks to me like a normal racing incident where the driver in 1st place is too aggresive defending the overtake….you can say he pit manouvered himself.
That is an unsafe track! That wall should never be at such an angle to the cars. If NASCAR is involved with this racing down there then they better make sure the tracks and cars are designed well enough. Terrible!
he cut down if you look at the vidio the guy behind him never lifted and yes the wall was a stupid place for it
there’s nobody to blame here, this is a race a very dangerous sport , every racer should know what does he risk, it is very clear in the video, goeters opens to the left to try to pass pardo, then pardo trying to defend his place closes to goeters making a very little contact which at 200 km/hr is deathly, some say that it’s problem of the ones who designed the track for putting that wall, that’s something stupid to say because that wall is the entrance to the pit zone which has to be separated from the track.
this was a terrible accident but nothing more than that, a matter of competition, every one of those racers looks for the first place and the one that has it defends it.
The guy did a CLASSIC PIT Maneuver. It’s obvious, he wanted to win. That’s fucking murder, this really should be looked into. I’ve seen cops do that all the time and that’s exactly what any cop would do. This looks VERY suspicious
Typical Spic way of cheating for the win, to bad this loser didn’t die in last place, ruining the race for everyone else is disgusting!
I live in mexico and look this crash in live ,she is a driver nascar in mexico is a legend