Grant Denyer admits car crash was a ‘close call’ he WON’T quit racing because he ‘loves it more than he loves TV’

He was in high spirits at the Logies, less than a month on from his second near-fatal car crash.

And now, it’s been revealed Grant Denyer was ‘highly medicated’ at the awards, freely opening up about his current physical condition.

The father-of-two young girls told the Sydney Morning Herald this week that his March 26 collision with a tree during the Lake Mountain Sprint in Marysville, Victoria ‘nearly killed’ him, but rejected the idea of retiring from the sport.

‘I have left that decision up to him. He loves racing more than he loves TV,’ his supportive wife Cheryl added.

Grant, 39, appeared to struggle greatly with ‘suggestions’ he should quit the high-octane sport, given this was his second close call and the fact he’s a father to Sailor, five and 18-month-old Scout.

‘I have been racing all my life. I’ve only been in hospital twice in 300 races, so it’s not a bad average, even though the last one did nearly kill me,’ he rationalised.

‘It was a close call. I was really lucky to walk away from that one, in all seriousness they are the accidents that kill people.’

Known for his boundless positivity, and despite his ‘medicated’ state the Family Feud host’s assertions aren’t to be taken lightly.

After all, his ‘hero’ and Australian race legend Peter Brock met his tragic demise in shockingly similar circumstances, colliding with a tree at the Targa West 06′ Rally in Gidgegannup, Western Australia, leaving behind three children.

In Grant’s first interview following his terrifying crash, he cited the death of Brock 10 years ago himself, saying it ‘was all he was thinking about’ as his errant race car  barreled towards ‘the biggest tree he’d ever seen.’

That’s according to The Daily Telegraph, who added his hero’s heartbreaking end ‘played on his mind’ in the fateful seconds that must have felt like minutes.

All I could do was wrestle the car away from a head on impact with the tree,’ he said.

The pint-sized star’s tiny correction appeared to be enough to save his life, with his 1,000 kilogram steel cage striking the root of the tree before ricocheting into it at a slightly reduced speed.

Despite all that, at the Logies, he vowed to ‘re-assess’ and not quit the sport.

A sport that caused his wife Cheryl to admit left her frightened and tasked with putting on a ‘happy face’ for their daughters.

Source: Grant Denyer admits car crash was a ‘close call’ | Daily Mail Online