Fair warning, this post contains some graphic pictures that might not sit well with some. Continue at your own risk...

Over the course of a 24-hour race almost anything can (and does) happen. Case in point, the picture below.

This broke through the splitter & tub and then into the front of the car.. By the way we are out of the race pic.twitter.com/2b6UpcUdyC — Andy Lally (@AndyLally) January 25, 2015

Andy tells Fox News exactly what happened in the video below.

Amazingly, the damage to the Porsche wasn't more severe.

HUGE testament to the PWR radiators.. BENT it,, and still held water. pic.twitter.com/DY7c9uGwqE — Andy Lally (@AndyLally) January 25, 2015

In fact, when the 911 GT America first came into the pits Andy thought they were out of the race. Remarkably, the crew was able to put the Porsche back together and the team managed to finish the race in 11th place thanks in part to the attrition of many competitors.

Those familiar with Mangus Racing, and their humor filled press releases, won't be surprised by the crew's ability to quickly name the dead possum "BoP" or Ballast of Possum. In fact, shortly after Andy's first tweet the hastag #AvengeBallast appeared and the poor deceased marsupial even got its own twitter account. I, for one, can't wait to see how the team handles this in their post race wrap-up.

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[First photo via the twitter feed of @PorscheFanatic]

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