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WATCH: NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski unharmed after crashing at 125 MPH

Just after Brad Keselowski hit his top speed during an organizational test on Tuesday at Watkins Glen International, the unthinkable happened.

According to NASCAR.com, Keselowski had just registered a speed of 124.6 MPH when the rear brakes of his car failed, sending the driver head-on into the tire-pack barrier.

"Just the pedal went to the floor," Keselowski said. "It means that you've lost brakes on one of the corners. At a track like this, you're already on the edge. You don't have any room or margin for something to fail. That's the way it is.