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A DIRTCAR flips FIVE times before flying over a seven-metre race track fence - and the driver still walked away unharmed.

Austin Williams will be thanking the racing gods after the terrifying crash in California on Saturday.

Austin Williams slides his car around the bend of the California dirt track in a qualifying run on Saturday
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Speedway racer Austin Williams slides his car around the bend of the California dirt track in a qualifying run on Saturday evening

But disaster strikes when his dirt car begins to topple at high speed as he turns around the bend. The car is sent into a terrifying series of spins
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But disaster strikes when his dirt car begins to topple at high speed as he turns around the bend. The vehicle is sent into a terrifying series of spinsCredit: YouTube/loudpedal

On a qualifying run at the Perris Auto Speedway track, Williams slides around the bend of a mudtrack before his car begins to topple over at frightening speeds.

The dirtcar flips several times before it catapults over the giant 22ft fence surrounding the track.

Spectators and officials race to the vehicle, fearing the worst after the monumental smash.

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But incredibly Williams pulls himself out of the upturned car and trots off as if he had been involved in a minor bump.

The track confirmed Williams was unharmed in the smash - which was first time in the history of the circuit that a car had flipped over a safety fence.

Footage of the crash has been viewed more than 1.3million times after it was uploaded to Facebook.

The vehicle is then catapulted over the race track's 22ft fence, landing on its roof as rescuers race to the scene to save Williams
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The vehicle is then catapulted over the race track's giant 22ft fence, landing on its roof as rescuers race to the scene to save WilliamsCredit: YouTube/loudpedal
But Williams miraculously hops out of the car and walks away without a scratch. The race track confirmed he suffered no injuries
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But Williams miraculously hops out of the car and walks away without a scratch. The race track confirmed he suffered no injuriesCredit: YouTube/loudpedal

Most were glad to see the driver walk away from the accident.

One commented: "Glad your okay Austin! You've got to admit, that was pretty sweet." (sic)

But another joked: "Glad to see driver walk away but I really think someone should sign him up for Olympic pole vault."

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