You guys know we are huge fans of NASCAR driver Austin Dillon and his beautiful girlfriend Whitney Ward, so were obviously super concerned to see that the lovely couple was hit by some pre-race fireworks at the Drive for the Cure 300.
One minute Dillon and Ward have their heads bowed down in prayer:
.@austindillon3 and @Whitney_TTC during the prayer before the Xfinity race at @CLTMotorSpdwy. pic.twitter.com/EJLBEGLk65
— Christian Carver #1 Gamecock fan & SF 49ers fan (@cc49ers) October 10, 2015
And the next thing you know some goddamn fireworks coming crashing down on Austin:
WATCH OUT @austindillon3!#NASCARonNBCSN pic.twitter.com/hCITHsJhYs
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 10, 2015
(That’s our boy Austin getting Whitney out of harms way!)
On a serious note, Austin was actually hit — luckily he had his firesuit:
Austin Dillon exclaimed on pit road he did get hit by the fireworks. Good thing for his firesuit. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/XbrbL37YMe
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) October 10, 2015
Here’s another angle of the fireworks coming down:
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Whitney also confirmed on Twitter that she is okay:
https://twitter.com/Whitney_TTC/status/652641669569998848
[Whitney Ward- IG]