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"The NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at the Daytona International Speedway just ended with a chaotic final-lap crash that saw the #32 car of Kyle Larson go airborne, fly into the catch fence by the grandstand, and get torn to pieces. The car actually penetrated the fence, sending debris into the stands. Larson&amp;#039;s engine also came free and was resting on the inside of the fence. Reporters on the ground immediately noted that a number of fans were being attended to by medical and emergency personnel. NASCAR President Mike Helton just joined the ESPN crew in the booth and confirmed as much, saying that some spectators were being treated at on-site medical centers or being transported to the local hospital. Extent of injuries has not been reported. NASCAR will have more to say on it later. Tony Stewart took the checkered flag, but the drivers interviewed post-race, to a man, are more concerned about the state of the fans in the grandstand area where the crash took place. UPDATE: ESPN reports that as a result of the NNS crash at Daytona, 15 fans have been transported to area hosptals, one headed into surgery with head trauma. Keep these fans in your thoughts. Terrible turn of events. ESPN now ups the number to 17, including two serious injuries. UPDATE: As of 5:30 PM Eastern, neither NASCAR not the Daytona International Speedway has confirmed any of the floating media reports regarding the number of spectators injured, or the severity of said injuries. UPDATE: NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway reps will address the media at 7:00 PM Eastern UPDATE: USA Today NASCAR beat reporter Jeff Gluck has been talking to reps at the local hospital. They have 12 patients from the track, 7 of whom have injuries stemming from the crash. Evidently, two of those injuries are critical. One patient sustained what&amp;#039;s described as life-threatening injuries, and another in critical condition is reportedly a child. Gluck&amp;#039;s tweets are embedded below. UPDATE: Daytona International Speedway says that 14 fans were treated onsite, another 14 sent off site for treatment. UPDATE: SPEED confirms the details reported earlier by USA Today&amp;#039;s Jeff Gluck at Halifax Medical Center. 12 patients from the Speedway, 7 of whom came with crash-related injuries. Two are critical, one with head trauma, another is a minor. Best news: all are stable. Here&amp;#039;s the video of the crash, via Jalopnik, followed by ongoing tweets related to this disaster at Daytona.      Additional angles           And now there&amp;#039;s video of the incident taken by spectator Tyler Andersen from the stands by the catch fence: Related Tweets:    Updated with more details, quotes: At least 30 Fans injured when car sails into fence at Daytona http://t.co/Ops3ZcISXQ \u2014 Jenna Fryer (@JennaFryer) February 24, 2013      Halifax Medical Center spokesman says there are 12 patients here. Two in critical condition. \u2014 Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) February 23, 2013      One patient has life-threatening injuries at hospital. One patient is a minor. \u2014 Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) February 23, 2013      The patient in critical condition at hospital suffered a head trauma injury. One of the patients in critical condition is a child. \u2014 Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) February 23, 2013      Important to note: Hospital spokesman just said seven of the 12 people here were injured in wreck. The other five are unrelated (heat, etc) \u2014 Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) February 23, 2013      Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood and #NASCAR SVP Racing Operations Steve O&amp;amp;#39;Donnell will address media at approx 7 pm \u2014 David Higdon (@HigNASCAR) February 23, 2013      Volusia County spokesman ON THE RECORD has confirmed county has taken 12 people by ambulance to local hospitals. #NASCAR \u2014 Jenna Fryer (@JennaFryer) February 23, 2013      The latest update is that 17 fans are at local hospitals; two of them with &amp;quot;major&amp;quot; injuries. No further details available. \u2014 NASCAR on ESPN (@ESPNNASCAR) February 23, 2013      Amateur video of the NASCAR crash at Daytona almost instantly gets blocked by NASCAR on &amp;quot;copyright grounds.&amp;quot; ?! http://t.co/q5iSAxGWdz \u2014 Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 23, 2013      NASCAR PR --&amp;gt; MT @HigNASCAR: There is NO timetable for #NASCAR updating the media. We are fully focused on the fans involved at this time. \u2014 Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) February 23, 2013      15 spectators transported to area hospitals; 1 on the way to surgery with head trauma; no further information at this time. \u2014 NASCAR on ESPN (@ESPNNASCAR) February 23, 2013      Here&amp;amp;#39;s what we know so far about #NASCAR crash involving fans: http://t.co/LdtCLZNFpw It does not appear good, but no speculation yet. \u2014 Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) February 23, 2013      Speechless. (USA Today Pic) pic.twitter.com/Hl3oToxtIi \u2014 Jason Schultz (@NASCARJason) February 23, 2013      Whoa. Look how high up this tire landed. Unreal. pic.twitter.com/c4nlfm6yrN \u2014 Ryan Eversley (@RyanEversley) February 23, 2013      it&amp;amp;#39;s time @Indycar @nascar other sanctioning bodies &amp;amp; promoters work on an alternative to catch fencing. There has to be a better solution. \u2014 Dario Franchitti (@dariofranchitti) February 23, 2013      Breaking news photo of injured fans at #daytona nationwide series after tire from wreck flew into stands. pic.twitter.com/YycfaTJcme \u2014 Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoTV) February 23, 2013      Update from Daytona: Grandstands now cleared of injured people. Five fans were removed on backboards that I saw, maybe more. \u2014 Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) February 23, 2013      Hope &amp;amp; pray there are no serious injuries to report at #Daytona #NNS race \u2014 Mario Andretti (@MarioAndretti) February 23, 2013      AP photos of NASCAR crash and aftermath http://t.co/MSzvCd5YYe \u2014 Dean Hoffmeyer (@DeanHoffmeyer) February 23, 2013      @MartySmithESPN view if close it was to me. pic.twitter.com/MYVR09SXYH \u2014 Timothy Keefner (@tk1300) February 23, 2013      @espn closer picture of the tire that came through the fence pic.twitter.com/HScvpGg8V4 \u2014 Tyler Andersen (@TAndersen904) February 23, 2013      Here&amp;amp;#39;s our cameraman literally running for his life. Incredible. (USA Today) original photo pic.twitter.com/8tLnQ0PI01 \u2014 Cara Lagana (@caralagana) February 24, 2013   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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