NORTH DINWIDDIE, Va. — NHRA nice John Pressure was alert earlier than being taken to a medical facility after a fiery crash Sunday within the Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.
Through the first spherical of Humorous Automotive eliminations, the engine exploded within the 75-year-old Pressure’s automobile on the end line, with the car crossing the centerline and hanging each guard partitions.
The NHRA mentioned Pressure was alert and had been examined on the monitor by the NHRA medical crew earlier than being transported to a medical facility.
Three weeks in the past in New Hampshire, Pressure raced to his document 157th NHRA victory and second of the season.
In 2007 at age 58, Pressure was severely injured in a racing crash in Ennis, Texas.