Massive Flip In American Le Mans Race In Virginia

With an hour to go in the Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway, GTC Porsche driver Eduardo Cisneros was slammed into by a GT Porsche and sent into a tire barrier. His car was damaged not from hitting a concrete wall, but flipping on top of it, before comming to rest on top of a set of tires.
Cisneros is reportedly unhurt. The race can be seen Sunday evening on ESPN2.
Read more at Motorsports Talk.

Allan Simonsen (1978-2013)

Danish driver Allan Simonsen has died after his #95 Aston Martin Racing Vantage hit the guardrail head-on early in the 24 hour sports car race. The guardrail outside Tetre Rouge was damaged so severely it required an hour-long repair, and the bark was scraped off one of the trees one meter behind the guardrail. The video below, taken from the factory Corvette team's online stream, does not show the impact. It's the first death at Le Mans since 1997, when Sébastien Enjolras's Peugeot flew over a guardrail in prequalifying.

Simonsen was 34, and was racing in his seventh 24 Heures du Mans. His team were actually polesitters in the LMGTE Amateur class.
Read more at NBC's MotorsportsTalk. Top image courtesy Jalopnik.


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Future Fox Sports 1 Tape Delayed A Live Sporting Event

Fox Sports has been pounding their chest about their upcoming all-sports network becoming the challenger to ESPN. Well, if it does, hope your favorite sport doesn't conflict with an auction, which is what happened to NASCAR-owned Grand-Am. According to the Grand-Am website, the Rolex Sports Car Series race from Barber Motorsports Park went green at 1:45pm ET Saturday. But the race wasn't scheduled to air until 5:30pm Sunday, and even then it was pushed back half-an-hour due to NASCAR post-race coverage, which meant it actually ended after Sunday's IndyCar race at the same track.
So why delay a live sports event over 24 hours? The Barrett Jackson car auction, which was pre-empted for the Truck series race and AMA Supercross.
Can't wait until the first MLB game gets pre-empted for a car parade.
Image courtesy Sports Illustrated.