'Devastated' teen racer flips in terrifying crash

Two drivers person miraculously walked distant from a terrifying clang successful contention 2 of the National Trans Am Series astatine Symmons Plains.

Ben Grice, lad of two-time Bathurst 1000 victor Allan Grice, had been starring the contention erstwhile helium abruptly slowed retired of the penultimate country connected thigh 11.

Unsighted by the car successful beforehand of him, Dodge Challenger operator James Simpson, 19, pulled retired and slammed into the backmost of the dilatory Mustang.

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The interaction sent Simpson's car into the aerial and onto its roof, sliding crossed the writer earlier digging into the crushed and landing backmost connected its wheels.

James Simpson's Dodge Challenger mid-rollover aft hitting Ben Grice. (Angryman Photography)

The reddish emblem was rapidly drawn, bringing the contention to a premature close.

"Jett (Johnson) and I were having a spot of a conflict – obviously, it's not Jett's responsibility astatine each – helium enactment his chemoreceptor up the inside. I was conscionable coming astir the corner, gave him room, and obviously, Gricey was conscionable parked there," said Simpson.

"I don't cognize if helium had damage. I conscionable had obscurity to go. I didn't spot thing (yellow flags) enactment up oregon anything. I wasn't notified of it. I conscionable came astir the country and conscionable collected him.

"Bit of a bittersweet oregon devastating moment, but hopefully we'll beryllium backmost for the adjacent round. I look to beryllium fine, conscionable a spot shook, that's truly it. I'm conscionable gladsome these cars are built strong."

After Grice's exit, James Moffat inherited the pb implicit Owen Kelly and Lachie Dalton, making it a Garry Rogers Motorsport one-two-three.

Earlier successful the race, Supercars full-timer Tim Slade was sent into a rotation connected the tally down to the hairpin aft interaction from down by Tom Hayman.

His Ford Mustang slammed into the adjacent wall, bringing retired the archetypal information car of the race.

Race 3 of the National Trans Am Series is slated for 3:25pm.

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