NHRA Top Fuel Champion Antron Brown Survives This 300 MPH Crash At Season Opener

Reigning Top Fuel champion Antron Brown walked away from a fiery crash in the NHRA Winternationals on Sunday during eliminations.

Brown's 300-mph dragster had just reached the finish line ahead of David Grubnic in the second round of final eliminations when the 8,000-horsepower engine on his car exploded.

The blast took out both rear tires and sent the car, which had burst into flames, careening into the left-side guard wall. The blazing car then continued to slide along the track before hitting the right-side guard wall and sliding into the safety sand trap, where the car finally came to a halt.

 

bfghemicuda - 2/18/2013 7:08:30 PM

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Antron is a Great guy. Glad he is ok.

1CarSmart1 - 2/19/2013 2:16:03 PM

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Another reason this type of show-off event should be banned. Real race cars do not go in straight lines or make all left turns. This is why american cars are trash...duh that thing musta hada hemi, lol

AlleVier - 2/19/2013 5:53:14 PM

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Extending the logic, all sprints should be banned from the Olympics and soccer must be declared a false sport because it does not maximize the use of all limbs.

theman440 - 2/21/2013 2:55:31 PM

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Moron...