NASCAR Fans to Sue: Eyewitness Video of Crash Blocked, YouTube Puts Viral Images Back Up, Injured Fans Explore Legal Options

The Daytona 500 ran as scheduled on Sunday despite a scary crash the day before that left fans struck by debris. Now, according to WOFL in Orlando, at least two fans have hired legal representation to represent them in a possible case against NASCAR.

According to CNN, at least 28 fans were injured during a large crash on the final lap Saturday of the Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Nearly a dozen cars got into an accident as some of the debris went over the 22-foot high fence aimed to protect fans. The fence also got torn apart when a car slammed into it, causing some debris to fly through the holes.

Kyle Larson's car broke into pieces and flew up into the fence. Cars were racing at speeds up to 175mph when the accident occurred. All ten drivers were checked out at the medical tent and released, including Larson who walked away from the crash, despite losing the entire front of his car.

NASCAR made the necessary repairs to the fencing and deemed the track and protective fencing ready to go for Sunday's big Daytona 500 race that saw Danica Patrick make history as the first woman to finish in the top 10.

NASCAR sent representatives, as well as drivers Tony Stewart and Scott Lagasse Jr. to meet with injured fans. There were reportedly seven fans sent to the hospital.

Attorney Matt Morgan has been hired to represent the fans suing NASCAR. He explains, "No fan assumes the risk of a car flying in the stands and suffering a significant injury." Morgan says the next step is to investigate whether NASCAR did all they could for the safety of the fans. "Was there a safer fence that wasn't put in place because of monetary considerations?"

In addition to NASCAR's possible legal troubles there also was a YouTube video posted by a fan that showed the accident on camera. NASCAR took the video down on copyright grounds, but YouTube put it back up.

NASCAR told The Verge the reason for the video coming down was out of respect for the injured spectators. However, YouTube told the Washington Post that NASCAR does not have the right to take the video down. To see the video you can go here.