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Carlos Pardo Crash: Accident at NASCAR Mexico Kills Driver
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by Jon Azpiri | June 15, 2009 at 11:47 am
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Driver Carlos Pardo was killed in a crash during the final laps of a NASCAR race in Puebla, Mexico.
During the 97th lap, Pardo was struck by a competitor from behind and skidded sideways into a wall at an estimated 120 mph.
After the accident, Carlos Pardo was removed from the wreckage and sent by helicopter to hospital. He died 45 minutes later.
Pardo, who was leading at the time of the accident, was later declared winner of the race.
Pardo won the NASCAR Corona Series championship in 2004 and had 10 career victories in 74 races.
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Jon Azpiri
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at 15:12 on June 15th, 2009
Thank you for posting these tragic news, I didn't know about this.
at 19:19 on June 15th, 2009
The driver's car hit the barrier at a sharp angle. It is too bad that the barrier, apparently a wall set up for the pit stops, was there. The accident was made worse by the barrier wall.