Danica Patrick News 2016: Driver Opens Up On 'Worst' Crash To Date, 'I Have Decent Bruises' [VIDEO]
Danica Patrick faced some nasty outcomes after the Talladega crash.
On Monday, USA Today posted details from the racecar driver when she was on the track and her car slid in front, then hit another car. This led into a sail into a wall where the vehicle went into flames.
Patrick was taken to a medical center after this incident where she got some bruises and said it hurt to breathe. She explained what went wrong where it seemed like another car was involved.
"I'm pretty sure I got hit, and the car spun toward the inside wall," she said. "It hit really hard. Everything- the steering wheel- is way out of place. I hit my foot. Hit my arm. There was fire inside the car. It kind of knocked the breath out of me a little bit."
This isn't the first time that Patrick had a dangerous situation like this, but it's still rough every time.
"I wish there wasn't so much distance between the track and the wall (on the backstretch) because you gain so much momentum at such a bad angle when you go there," Patrick explained. "I've had the unfortunate scenario of hitting inside the wall at a superspeedway a few times now, and they're all bad."
One thing that made this crash unique from others was that there was fire inside the car, which was pretty frightening to experience.
"I haven't had fire on the inside before," Patrick revealed. "It got to the glove a little bit. Honestly, I was thinking about my hair. I have a lot of hair, and I don't want to lose it. That was the worst [wreck] so far. I have decent bruises on my arm and foot. I hit a wall at 200. And my chest hurt when I breathe."
