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Even though Dale Earnhardt Jr. was wearing the best safety equipment money could buy when he crashed this American Le Mans Series Corvette in 2004, he still suffered second-degree burns on his neck. Note the charring on his firesuit. The two-layer suit did its job. Courtesy of AP
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 Even though Dale Earnhardt Jr. was wearing the best safety equipment money could buy when he crashed this American Le Mans Series Corvette in 2004, he still suffered second-degree burns on his neck. Note the charring on his firesuit. The two-layer suit did its job. Courtesy of AP  View Related Article

 

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