I was honestly expecting that fluid to catch light. It had to be fuel, can't think what other fluid would have been leaking from there like that. I found the answer. They use a dry-sump oil system and they had the tank near the rear of the car. That's why that stuff was mud-colored and didn't ignit...
Watch him thank God in the first sentence. Michael McDowell post-race interview: "I can't believe it, just gotta thank God." Priceless. Yeah, I always have to chuckle when drivers say something like that. Like God is up there pulling strings and causing a horrendous wreck in the third tur...