Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s infamous collection of destroyed race cars has a new addition.
The car that NASCAR's most popular driver wrecked in a fiery, muddy crash two weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway is now part of an odd assortment of vehicles scattered throughout Earnhardt's North Carolina property. He tweeted a photo of the car Tuesday.
Ol Texas mud run fireball is at the farm ready for the crash cemetery. #junkcollector pic.twitter.com/T81OSamKER
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) April 22, 2014
Earnhardt estimates he has upwards of 60 cars buried in the woods surrounding his house, creating what is essentially a graveyard for cars involved in memorable racing incidents.
The collection includes the car Juan Pablo Montoya crashed into a jet dryer to trigger an explosion during the 2012 Daytona 500. It also includes Will Power's Indy car, which was involved in a 15-car wreck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Power broke his back in the 2011 incident that claimed the life of Dan Wheldon, who won the Indianapolis 500 earlier in the year.
@SuperManso555 yes. It's just the cockpit hanging in a fork in a tree about 10 feet off the ground. My mom thought it was a bobsled.
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) February 27, 2014
Found a photo of @DaleJr's wrecked #IndyCar (Photo Credit: @NSSNonline) @JennaFryer pic.twitter.com/3WKbKqJNCH
— David Land (@DLand91) February 27, 2014
Earnhardt wrecked at Texas when he clipped the infield grass, damaging the nose of his Chevrolet and sending him shooting across the track into the wall. The contact triggered a fire, which quickly engulfed the rear of the car. Earnhardt stopped on the apron of Turn 2 and escaped uninjured.