A spectator attending the NHRA Arizona Nationals was seriously
injured after a crash involving NHRA Top Fuel driver Antron Brown.
The unidentified female was struck by debris at Firebird
International Raceway in Chandler, Ariz., when Brown lost control
of his dragster. She was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital,
according to the
Arizona Republic.
Brown, who was racing against driver Troy Buff, lost control
when a rear tire came off his car, sending it into a retaining
wall. Brown was unhurt but was sent to Chandler Medical Center for
further observation, the
Republic said.
"It felt like the back end just dropped out and the car
started pitching end over end," Brown said, according to
SPEEDTV.com. "At that point, I was upside down, and in my mind,
things were going crazy. I was just hoping I didn't go into Troy or
into the other lane. The next thing I knew, I hit the wall. I saw a
little burst of flame come around my head, and I saw sparks. The
Safety Safari guy was right there, and the next thing I knew
somebody was trying to help pull me out of the race car."
NHRA officials are currently investigating the incident, the
Republic said.
