What car nut doesn’t simultaneously admire and passionately envy Jay Leno (seen here with one of the first 50 Ford
GTs)? The man has a virtually unlimited bank roll to feed his auto addiction. Last Thursday the Tonight Show host was
getting jiggy at Talladega Superspeedway with a stock Porsche Carrera GT. He set three world records on the track
including fastest lap ever run from a standing start on a closed course by a production vehicle (156.603), fastest mile
(128.14) and fastest kilometer (110.478). Prior to the record runs Leno lost control of the Carrera GT while going 182
mph and spun it five times on Talladega’s front stretch. He reportedly saw his entire net worth flash before his eyes
during the incident.
[via Luxist and The Birmingham News]