Blaine Johnson fatal NHRA crash
R.I.P. Blaine Johnson, . Thanks wilturnip for the capture.
Blaine Johnson, driver of the Travers Tool Top Fuel dragster, died of injuries suffered in a horrific crash during qualifying at the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park, Labour Day Weekend, 1996. He was the first Top Fuel driver to die during an NHRA event since 1971.
Blaine, who was leading the Top Fuel points this year, had just made the quickest run in IRP history and one of the quickest in drag racing history. He had just completed a pass in 4.61 seconds at 309 mph, only slightly slower than his 4.59 pass at the Western Auto Nationals in July of that year which was the current national record.
As Blaine passed the finish line in excess of 300 mph, the engine in his dragster erupted in a ball of flame. The fire caused the rear slick tires to explode which, in turn, destroyed the rear wing on the car. Without this wing and the downforce it provides, Blaine could not control the dragster. It veered into the near wall and began to break apart. It rolled across both lanes and as it hit the wall on the otherside of the track, the car disintegrated though the driver’s cage remained intact. Long time drag racing announcer, Dave McCelland, said it was the worst top end crash he had ever witnessed.
The NHRA Safety Safari rushed immediately to the scene and began tending to Blaine. After being stabilized, he was extricated from the driver’s cage and flown by medical helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis while on life support. He underwent surgery but was pronounced dead of massive head injuries at 5:17 PM CDT.
Blaine was survived by his wife, Kima and their young son Tyler. He was 34 years old.
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