Eloquently put.
If he is OK, then full kudos to the saftey of a V8 Supercar though. It was a sickening impact.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=TiR9fJjaKgk
Edit - looking at the footage it seems he was hit in the rear quarter just behind the driver seat. Another metre forward and it would have been a different story.
Lucky man...