10 dangerous racetracks

• Source: Agencies
• [16:47 June 18 2010]
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2.) Nurburgring Nordschleife

Major Incident: Perhaps most famously, the track is where Ferrari driver Niki Lauda nearly died in 1976. He was issued the last rites by a priest, only to return to Formula 1 racing two races later, in Italy.

Why It's Dangerous: Since its construction in the 1920's, the Nordschleife, known as the “The Green Hell,”has taken the lives of 52 drivers, the most recent being Leo Lowenstein in April this year in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage.