Ricky Carmichael uninjured in crash on Phoenix area road

Ricky Carmichael was collected in an accident on a Phoenix-area road Friday night. He and his wife were uninjured.

Carmichael said he was driving on a two-lane road when a vehicle crossed the center line and hit the car in front of Carmichael's car.

"Wheels fell off and hit our car, the thing was flying in the air like a torpedo,'' Carmichael said after qualifying for Saturday's Nationwide race at Phoenix International Raceway. "Something I don't want to really experience again. Luckily, everyone was OK. How they were, I have no clue. I was driving and had my wife and a friend of mine in the back. It's not fun when you see a truck coming into your lane the other way.''

Carmichael posted photos from the accident on his Twitter page. Here's a picture of the damage to the car Carmichael was driving.

Here's a picture of the vehicle that lost the wheel that hit Carmichael's car.

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