2026 Pomona "Winternationals" (21 Viewers)
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Chili
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I missed that announcement. That is at least more positive than nothing at all. Prayers for James.
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I was there, and saw the crash. Yes, it was bad, but not any worse than so many we have seen over the years where the driver has walked away. There was no engine explosion or anything like that. It appeared he got slightly squirrelly and then abruptly made a hard right turn into the wall, then rolled over it. It was as if some fluid got under the slicks.
They never said a word one way or the other over the PA, other than after about a half hour that racing was done for the night. From as close as we could see of the wreck site from the spectator side of the track, there sure didn't seem to be any sense of urgency. It took them probably 15-20 minutes to get him out of the car. And once it appeared he was loaded into the small ambulance, they pulled away way too slow, and without any sirens. And where was the Medivac helicopter? We never saw one.
Once I got to my car in the parking lot, I saw the ambulance a ways in the distance, still in the parking lot, but only then turning on the sirens and driving out of the parking lot. So who knows what that all meant, but I sure hope Paul's info (above) is correct. The overall feel was that it sure didn't look good for the driver. If he had been communicating to the Safety crew, I sure think they would have let the remaining crowd have that information over the PA.
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drag racer
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Rick Ware Racing uses Chrisman rear ends - Millican and Schumacher
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Evidently this is because the Chrisman is forged, and the Strange is cast. Does that sound correct? And yes, word in the pits at Pomona today was that this is the first major failure of a Chrisman rear end.
Robert: Nice job driving in the Cacklefest today. The Burkholder Bros AA/FA, was it?
