NHRA Okuma Top Fuel Dragster Fireball

Wild Fire!
Fah-boom! That's the new word we invented to describe Alan Bradshaw's fireball in the Bill Miller Engineering/Okuma Top Fuel dragster at the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals last October. It seems that an oil fitting broke as the car approached the finish line, creating a fine mist of flammable lubricant. At the same time, the engine hiccupped and tossed the blower belt into a fuel line, adding vaporized nitromethane to the mix. The engine leaned out and the entire thing went off. As the car wobbled through the lights, the parachute melted off and the right-side slick popped. Despite all that, Bradshaw still ran a 4.62 at 314 mph, but sadly failed to qualify for Sunday's race. Aren't Top Fuel cars fun? We think so. Bradshaw exited the car without injuries.