Tommy Ivo had the misfortune of crashing his new rear-engine dragster during his fourth run on the brand new dragster during the 1974 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Ca. This classic YouTube.com video captures a combination of classic home movie and tremendous photography. He was uninjured in the accident.

Ivo said it best in an article published in Hemmings Motor News.

"It was a brand-spankin' new car on my fourth run in the 1974 Winternationals. The engine exploded so fiercely that it turned into a fireball and punched a hole in the wing. I was running 240 (mph) upside down, backwards--I hit the guardrail, and the car came apart like a two-dollar watch. It was worth the price of admission. I thought it was curtains, and when I felt that, I became euphoric--the scare went away. I was mad at myself because I'd closed my eyes and missed the show." 

Tommy Ivo had the misfortune of crashing his new rear-engine dragster during his fourth run on the brand new dragster during the 1974 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Ca. This classic YouTube.com video captures a combination of classic home movie and tremendous photography. He was uninjured in the accident.

Ivo said it best in an article published in Hemmings Motor News.

"It was a brand-spankin' new car on my fourth run in the 1974 Winternationals. The engine exploded so fiercely that it turned into a fireball and punched a hole in the wing. I was running 240 (mph) upside down, backwards--I hit the guardrail, and the car came apart like a two-dollar watch. It was worth the price of admission. I thought it was curtains, and when I felt that, I became euphoric--the scare went away. I was mad at myself because I'd closed my eyes and missed the show."