From the article
Daniel Wilkerson went on one hell of a wild ride. In qualifying session 3, at about 500 feet out, the tires let go, and the engine erupted in a massive fireball. The body didn’t simply blow off the car; it literally disintegrated into hundreds of pieces, scattering debris everywhere. The enormous fireball remained visible for at least 400 feet as the car veered left and slammed against the wall, stripping away what little remained of the body.
To his credit, Wilkerson did an outstanding job keeping the car pointed away from a potentially much worse disaster. He managed to gather it up,…
