Jay Leno in car crash after driver, 80, loses control and flips over vehicle

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Jay Leno was involved in a frightening car crash while filming a segment for his new CNBC show, Jay Leno's Garage. 

The former late night host was being driven around Irwindale Speedway in California by Bob Riggle, an 80-year-old stunt driver, when the vehicle they were in rolled over.

The men were driving in a Hemi Under Glass, a drag racing car that has the engine in the back and therefore allows the front two wheels of the car to lift off the ground.

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Jay Leno (above after crash) was in a rollover car accident at the Irwindale Speedway in California

Jay Leno (above after crash) was in a rollover car accident at the Irwindale Speedway in California

He was being driver by veteran stunt driver Bob Riggle, 80, in a Hemi Under Glass (above) at the time

He was being driver by veteran stunt driver Bob Riggle, 80, in a Hemi Under Glass (above) at the time

The two men were filming a segment for the new CNBC show Jay Leno's Garage (car at start of crash above)

The two men were filming a segment for the new CNBC show Jay Leno's Garage (car at start of crash above)

The problems did not arise when the car was on two wheels, but rather after all four were once again on the track and Riggle lost control of the vehicle.

Leno, 66, and Riggle were both uninjured in the crash. The car also seemed to undergo a limited amount of damage, flipping over once before landing back on its wheels.

'Damnit, you all right?' asked Riggle when the car came to a stop, just as Leno asked him the same question. 

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A safety worker then ran over to the car and asked the men their name, age and what track they were at to make sure they were not hurt.

'My name is Bob Riggle and I’m 80 and I’m at Irwindale,' joked Leno.

The worker then had to pound on Leno's door to get it open and get him out of the vehicle, at which point he said: 'Well, it was certainly exciting.'

Both men were uninjured in the crash (above as car flipped)  and were able to walk away from the scene of the accident

Both men were uninjured in the crash (above as car flipped)  and were able to walk away from the scene of the accident

'Damnit, you all right?' asked Riggle when the car came to a stop, just as Leno asked him the same question.

'Damnit, you all right?' asked Riggle when the car came to a stop, just as Leno asked him the same question.

A safety worker then ran over to the car and asked the men their name, age and what track they were at to make sure they were not hurt

A safety worker then ran over to the car and asked the men their name, age and what track they were at to make sure they were not hurt

Leno's producers then asked again to be sure he was not hurt, with Leno responding: 'Oh yeah I'm fine, it doesn't get more exciting then that!'

Prior to their accident, Leno gushed about Riggle and the car he was about to get a chance to experience for the first time.

'This has been on my bucket list since I was a kid, ever since it stood up in 1965. The Hemi Under Glass has been the king of the wheel-standers at drag strips all across the country,' said Leno. 

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