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This past weekend, Robert Hight drove his John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro funny car to victory at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park. Hight"s third event win of the season moved up into the top spot in the championship battle with just four races remaining on the season, but this big win had a scary finish.As the Camaro rocketed across the line, beating the Ford Mustang of Tim Wilkerson, the engine exploded, the car burst into flames and Hight was unable to keep it off of the wall. The car hit the wall so hard that the body flew over the safety fence into an area with fans, but luckily, no one was injured. This includes Hight, who walked away from the crash, and you can watch the incident unfold in the video above from the NHRA YouTube channel.Hight Dominates at GatewayThis past weekend started off beautifully for Robert Hight and the other John Force Racing team Chevrolet Camaro funny cars. Hight qualified in the top spot and Courtney Force qualified third while team boss John Force turned in the ninth-quickest time in qualifying. Both Force family members would both lose in the second round of eliminations, but Hight beat Dale Creasy, John Force and Tommy Johnson Jr to secure a place in the final round.Meanwhile, Tim Wilkerson and his Ford Mustang beat Matt Hagan, Courtney Force and J.R. Todd to setup a meeting with Hight in the finals. This was Wilkerson"s third final round of the year, having lost the previous two. For Hight, it was final round number five, having won twice earlier this season.In the final round, Hight grabbed the hole shot lead with an .057 reaction time to Wilkerson"s .075 and his Camaro just kept on pulling away. Towards the end of the run, the Mustang lost power first, followed by the Chevy, so both cars turned in lackluster times. Hight won with a 4.036 at 276 miles per hour (he qualified first with 3.844 at 326) while Wilkerson could only muster a 4.413 at 201 miles per hour.Hight got the win light, but we he crossed the line, the fact that he was moving into the top spot in the championship run was probably the last thing on his mind.The ExplosionRobert Hight"s Camaro lost power shortly before the finish line and right as he crossed the line, the car exploded. Flames poured from every opening in the fractured body as the car wandered to the left side of the track, slamming into the wall and ejecting the body up over the safety fence. It flew through the air, hitting one of the monitors in the spectator area and falling to the ground, but no fans were injured.As for Robert Hight, he was able to quickly get out of the car and walk away from the fiery wreckage. He was taken to the hospital for normal evaluation, which is normal for any driver involved in a crash like this one, but it seems as though he walked away without any injury as well.Join the LS1tech forums today!Tags: camaro, Drag Racing, NHRA, Video
Date written: October 2, 2018
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This past weekend, Robert Hight drove his John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro funny car to victory at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park. Hight"s third event win of the season moved up into the top spot in the championship battle with just four races remaining on the season, but this big win had a scary finish.As the Camaro rocketed across the line, beating the Ford Mustang of Tim Wilkerson, the engine exploded, the car burst into flames and Hight was unable to keep it off of the wall. The car hit the wall so hard that the body flew over the safety fence into an area with fans, but luckily, no one was injured. This includes Hight, who walked away from the crash, and you can watch the incident unfold in the video above from the NHRA YouTube channel.Hight Dominates at GatewayThis past weekend started off beautifully for Robert Hight and the other John Force Racing team Chevrolet Camaro funny cars. Hight qualified in the top spot and Courtney Force qualified third while team boss John Force turned in the ninth-quickest time in qualifying. Both Force family members would both lose in the second round of eliminations, but Hight beat Dale Creasy, John Force and Tommy Johnson Jr to secure a place in the final round.Meanwhile, Tim Wilkerson and his Ford Mustang beat Matt Hagan, Courtney Force and J.R. Todd to setup a meeting with Hight in the finals. This was Wilkerson"s third final round of the year, having lost the previous two. For Hight, it was final round number five, having won twice earlier this season.In the final round, Hight grabbed the hole shot lead with an .057 reaction time to Wilkerson"s .075 and his Camaro just kept on pulling away. Towards the end of the run, the Mustang lost power first, followed by the Chevy, so both cars turned in lackluster times. Hight won with a 4.036 at 276 miles per hour (he qualified first with 3.844 at 326) while Wilkerson could only muster a 4.413 at 201 miles per hour.Hight got the win light, but we he crossed the line, the fact that he was moving into the top spot in the championship run was probably the last thing on his mind.The ExplosionRobert Hight"s Camaro lost power shortly before the finish line and right as he crossed the line, the car exploded. Flames poured from every opening in the fractured body as the car wandered to the left side of the track, slamming into the wall and ejecting the body up over the safety fence. It flew through the air, hitting one of the monitors in the spectator area and falling to the ground, but no fans were injured.As for Robert Hight, he was able to quickly get out of the car and walk away from the fiery wreckage. He was taken to the hospital for normal evaluation, which is normal for any driver involved in a crash like this one, but it seems as though he walked away without any injury as well.Join the LS1tech forums today!Tags: camaro, Drag Racing, NHRA, Video
Date written: October 2, 2018
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 13552
