NHRA STATEMENT REGARDING HIGH-SPEED CRASH AT NHRA SUPERNATIONALS

Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Neal Parker, 58, from Millville, N.J., crashed today at a high rate of speed in the shutdown area during qualifying for the NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park and was pronounced dead.  NHRA officials and the New Jersey State Police are investigating the accident. On behalf of everyone at NHRA and Raceway Park, we are deeply saddened and want to pass along our sincere condolences to the entire Parker family.

12:35 PM, EST. - A high-speed crash during the first session of Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying has put competition on hold at the NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown, NJ.

The driver, whose identity hasn’t been released by the NHRA, ran through the safety net in the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park shutdown area.  The New Jersey State Police have confirmed a fatality in the accident.

We’ll have details as soon as the NHRA makes an official statement.