Posted by Teddy Panos, Sun Staff

Who says race car drivers aren’t really athletes? (I think I did)

Michael Simko completed the most athletic maneuver in the history of auto racing, and it was all caught on camera. During Sunday’s ARCA stock car race at Toledo Speedway (bonus points for anyone who can tell me what ARCA stands for), Simko was forced into a wall by Don St. Denis. Not content waiting for Denis to exit his car before taking a shot at him, Simko ran toward the vehicle and jumped feet first through the front windshield, earning perfect marks for execution and imagination.

From there the “ARCA Acrobat� tried to get at his adversary through a more conventional opening, the driver’s side window, touching off a wild fight that would have made the Big Bad Bruins proud. Helmets were thrown, fists were exchanged, and both drivers were suspended indefinitely, though it’s not yet known whether they’ve also been placed on double secret probation. (You can catch the entire story as well as a video clip of the altercation here)

To me, the incident proves what happens to the human mind when it’s forced to endure deafening engine decibel levels while turning left for 3-hours!

Did anyone see this video? How cool was that? Would the guarantee of such incidents every week make you more likely to watch auto racing? Does anyone know where Ricky Bobby finished in the race?

Bring it on NASCAR Nation!!!