Antron Brown's Top Fuel crash

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Ngtflyr · #1 02-23-2010, 07:27 AM

Last year I was the alert pilot for one of the days at Firebird and for the spring Nascar event.. We have the contract for the NHRA, IHBA (boats) at Firebird and both NASCAR events at PIR. Pretty rare to fly anyone at any of the events, happened a couple years ago for one of the boat drivers. I think it has been since the 70's since a spectator has been killed at an NHRA event. A lot more dangerous driving to and from the track, wonder how many spectators have been killed on their way home from the track? Everything in life has risk, sometimes you are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

SS454Elky · #2 02-24-2010, 02:29 AM

I do know Richard Petty had a similar drag racing incident in '65 that killed a seven year old boy. It was probably one of the reasons he returned to NASCAR.

69hurstSC · #3 02-26-2010, 03:44 AM

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I do know Richard Petty had a similar drag racing incident in '65 that killed a seven year old boy. It was probably one of the reasons he returned to NASCAR.

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That and they lifted the Hemi ban in 66.

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