Sam Hunt

A replay of the big multi-car crash that occurred on the final lap at Talladega.

Did a presentation last night on mental health, overcoming adversity and my career journey. And honestly I’m damn proud of how far I’ve come. I wasn’t sure how I would do talking about the subject of mental health especially with all I’ve been through. It felt really good to share my story and potentially help others in that process. My accident at pocono changed my life. Back in 2015 mental health wasn’t publicly talked about like it is today. I lost my ride in Indycar, my career, my identity all because people looked at mental health as a weakness. I was offered zero help from the series, I was fired. I was essentially kicked to the curb to figure it out on my own as a 20 year old. Every time I opened my phone I had messages on social media from random people calling me a “murderer” and “it should’ve been you”. I went through the darkest times any human could go through, but I went out and got the help I needed thanks to family and the people closest to me. I’m proud I didn’t quit on racing and life through all those dark days. Today I’m the best version of myself with a beautiful wife and 2 amazing boys, and I’m super thankful for all the people that didn’t quit on me and didn’t let me quit on myself. Going forward I plan to tell my story more and help others get through those dark days.