this is crappy news to say the least and was hard to hear of his passing. ive seen my share of deaths on track and its a sobering reality check, and unfortunately its the nature of the beast that motorsports is very dangerous,and the risk we take every time we strap in.
w/ that said and not being harsh because we would all have done what he had yesterday....
but he started last w/ a mission to win the race for an extra 2.5 mil for him and 2.5 mil for a fan...in 10 laps he was down to 24th place and when his spotter told him to go low and he saw the wreck, he saw the potential to gain at least 10 spots putting him in the mid to low teens and in good position early in the race to then win it. And it looks like he didnt check up as much or if at all like the others did.
God Speed Dan.
you will be surely missed
-Brandon