What was on top of the yellow water barrels that flew up into the air when the McDowell Gilliland wreck ...

Question

... happened and it flew up into the air and hit a pit road light fixture and almost hit the bystanders?

Answer 1

From what I saw, it was just the lids of the water barrels that went flying up over the inside pit wall. It definitely had the pit light pole shaking like crazy, though.

If you watch the replay, watch the official standing farther away from pit road, right when the accident begins. He hits the ground like he was being shot at... Scary wreck, but it was kinda funny watching him hit the ground like he did...

EDIT: Here is the link. Click on the 1st video on the right hand column:

http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2008/08/...

Answer 2

The barrels lids.

Answer 3

lids on the barrel crash cushions full of sand (not water).

Answer 4

there very large lids just like on a plastic garbage can they showed  1 stuck in the splitter of the 77

Answer 5

Garbage can lids.

Answer 6

the lids

Answer 7

They were lids.