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Good Luck IHRA!
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vegasnitro
Nitro Member
I think I am going to drive up to Columbus on Saturday to check it out.
luxexpress
Nitro Member
That was not a good start to the weekend. Praying for the driver.
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luxexpress
Nitro Member
Looked like a TS car had a nitrous backfire after the burnout and the entire car went up in flames. Not sure I've ever seen one burn like that. Hard to tell but looked like the driver was in the car for a long time. Praying.
Watch Live! | IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series - Pro Am Time Trials and Qualifying - Race 1 | National Trail Raceway | July 9th, 2025
Pro Am Classes compete for Round 1 of the 2025 IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series glory. Hot Rod, Stock Quick Rod, Super Stock Super rod, Top Sportsman, and Top Dragster are scheduled. From Darana Raceway - formerly National Trails Raceway, in Hebron, OH.
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Chili
Nitro Member
I can’t recall seeing anything like that before. It’s easy to watch and point fingers on what could have been done differently or better than the way it was handled. I would have thought there would be an employee that distance out with a fire extinguisher ready to jump into action. It seemed like it took forever for them to reach the car but it was probably only 15 seconds. I pray the driver had the best fire safety equipment available and not just the minimum required.
yoda
Nitro Member
Been watching a lot of other forms of racing lately; the moment an incident occurs, the swarm of raceday personnel is immediate. INDYCAR, F1, NASCAR, even the endurance races- everyone on those safety squads seem to be there paying the utmost attention to hot cars on the track, and are on it immediately when something occurs.
This was hard to watch. I hope the big heads at IHRA have one hell of a sit down with their people about how to handle emergencies such as this.
This was hard to watch. I hope the big heads at IHRA have one hell of a sit down with their people about how to handle emergencies such as this.
In their announcements leading up to the race they said that this was going to be a time of taking notes making improvements in the future. This was a major one. I hope this is their top priority.
Nitro Fiend
Nitro Member
Found this on the Drag Coverage page on FB. Don’t know too much about the source so I can’t confirm the accuracy:
Update from Marvin Blaney’s Family. “His Angels Were Watching Over Him”
Blaney’s family posted “Thank you for all of the prayers as they are desperately needed right now. Marvin is in intensive care from the 2 horrific explosions that destroyed his race car and almost took his life. His angels were watching over him! Please keep the prayers coming...”
During the second round of Top Sportsman qualifying at the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series on Wednesday at National Trail Raceway, Marvin Blaney’s Top Sportsman ’63 Corvette suffered an engine explosion after the burnout. Blaney was removed from the vehicle and transported to a local medical facility for further evaluation.
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Update from Marvin Blaney’s Family. “His Angels Were Watching Over Him”
Blaney’s family posted “Thank you for all of the prayers as they are desperately needed right now. Marvin is in intensive care from the 2 horrific explosions that destroyed his race car and almost took his life. His angels were watching over him! Please keep the prayers coming...”
During the second round of Top Sportsman qualifying at the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series on Wednesday at National Trail Raceway, Marvin Blaney’s Top Sportsman ’63 Corvette suffered an engine explosion after the burnout. Blaney was removed from the vehicle and transported to a local medical facility for further evaluation.
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Chili
Nitro Member
I saw an interview several years ago with Jay Payne and Shelly Anderson about being at divisional races and seeing the safety crews not being prepared if something were to go wrong. NHRA might get beat up over a lot of things but I think the NHRA national event safety safari is top notch. They have the experience and the equipment for most situations.
