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NASCAR America: Analyzing Kurt Busch’s Indy crash

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The NASCAR America crew break down some scary crashes from the Brickyard 400, including what it's like to be a driver and how safety precautions have improved.

Kurt Busch had a hard hit in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 when his No. 41 Ford slammed into the side of Clint Bowyer’s No. 14.

With the view provided by Busch’s visor camera, the replays show Busch’s steering wheel moving dramatically out of place upon impact.

NASCAR America analysts Slugger Labbe and Steve Letarte look at Busch’s crash and the crash of Martin Truex Jr.'s No. 78, which went up in flames after his wreck with Kyle Busch.

Labbe says Busch’s steering wheel did exactly what it was designed to do.

“You have to give credit to the NASCAR R&D center,” Labbe said. “This winter they came up with a new rule about how to exactly mount the steering column in the car. So when you do have an impact, it only goes forward and up and not back toward the driver.”

Watch the video for more on how NASCAR develops these safety features.