>How was Earnhardt's death a fluke? It was unfortunate, certainly, especially since NASCAR officials had their heads so far up their tailpipes about requiring safer helmets, but when guys are going 200 mph a few inches apart it's surprising there aren't more fatalities.
I saw the crash (not live), and it didn't look nearly as bad as
the Geoffrey Bodine crash (which I did see live). Nobody I was watching the race with expected Earnhardt to die from it, so yeah, I'd call it a fluke. He hit the wall at just the right speed and just the right angle.
Dan LeClair
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