Moore looks back at his brush with Stewart's car

We've seen at least a dozen pit crewmembers hurt on the job this season -- it's a well-known occupational hazard.

Although nothing we've seen recently was quite as spectacular as 25-year-old Dwayne Moore's acrobatic performance, albeit unintentional, at Richmond International Raceway after the tire carrier's collision with Tony Stewart on pit road.

Often times these accidents get a brief mention on television but are forgotten as fast as they happen.

To get a better understanding of his unique vantage point, Moore, who pits the No. 00 for Michael Waltrip Racing, explains exactly what it means to come face to face with a 3400-pound stock car.

Finishing the job ...

Catching air

Dwayne Moore went head-over-heels during a pit stop at Richmond after contact with Tony Stewart.

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"I've been doing this for seven years and I've been brushed before but never smashed like that. Tony's bumper was right in my face. I had maybe a tenth of a second to react. I had the tire in my hand, but dropped it to brace myself on the hood of his car. And it was the tire bouncing off the car that somersaulted me in the air. My buddy Shannon picked me up off pit road or else it might have been worse. He helped me back up to finish the pit stop. I kind of, sort of knew where I was. Adrenaline does wonders. I went and did the left side. Why? Just me being dumb I guess. I didn't figure I had a choice."

Nursing the wound ...

"Luckily the only thing that was hurt was my left knee and it's only swollen. Tony didn't actually hit me, he hit the tire and it was the tire that hit me. My hands were on his hood. I was at a 90-degree angle and the tire flipped my legs out from under me. I landed on my head so thank you Simpson for making a decent helmet. Maybe I could get Tony to sign it before the season is over."

Accepting the apology ...

"I don't believe Tony did it on purpose. Could he have stopped? Yeah, but when David [Reutimann, driver of the No. 00] pulled into the pit box he over shot the box and we had to push him back and that put us in crooked. When the tire was pulled I went to grab it and Stewart pulled out of his box. At that time we were in the box crooked anyway and when that happens and you're outside your box on pit road most of the drivers cut through the boxes, they have to. And that's when Tony's bumper was right in my face. He hasn't apologized, but I am going to make him sign my helmet. I don't think we are necessarily any driver's priority when they are pulling out on pit road. Unless you're Mark Martin, I know he makes an effort not to hit guys on pit road."

Changing the rules ...

"I wish NASCAR would implement a rule that if you hit a pit crew member, then the driver gets a penalty. Maybe they would be a little more concerned and think 'hey let's not hit this guy.' We get in trouble if we leave a tire. We get penalized if a tire rolls down pit road. If we get hit, the driver should get a tail-end-of-the-longest-line penalty. I think you would find that a lot of people agree with that idea. Drivers too. Mark Martin I know would back himself up before he ran into a pit crew guy. He's come close to hitting a guy before, but he's always had good car control."

Looking to the future ...

"I just hope we can get David on the pole for the rest of the season, that way we don't worry about tight pit boxes or bad pit stall assignments. But now that I've been hit like this, it might make me think twice about going out of my way to chase a loose tire. I'd rather get a penalty than get ran over again. My mom refused to go to bed that night until I called her but every time we go over the wall we know these things can happen."