1989 NHRA Don Gay Jr. Crash

[Rcmatic]

oh he crashed!

driver: oh shit

Narrator: he won!

driver : uhm yay? , oh! yay!

[ACDCsuperfan91]

he won!!

[kerkhoff87]

don gay like a mafiaboss :D

[salemcripple]

God bless the rescue workers. Says allot about the other driver too, takes a hell of a human being to jump into harms way to save another person's life.

[sidewinder712]

@salemcripple thats the way Snake is..Always about safety but remeber Snake was dressed rightly!!!

[sidewinder712]

@salemcripple the Saftey Safari is the best in the business!!! Bar none!!!

[petromarc]

I was at that race. He hit the wall right in front of us.

[slot962]

Looks scary as its comming towards the camera.

[kempsmith7]

Don Prudhomme was the guy to get him out of the wreck he still had his fire suit on

[markrskinner]

He returned alive though he owed a moribund serious injury by this crash.

Pardon?

[000darkstar000]

OMG! this is Y i luv Funny's.they Rule!

thnx 4 post'n Dude.

[gregorkrause]

By the way this was featured on an Episode of Rescue 9-1-1-, #110

[frankisfunny2007]

that wasn't a crash, just was a hit then a big fire

[quickman55]

Can hardly hear a thing on this.  Good vid though.

[douggoud]

shit, a freakin time bomb

[boomer1991]

I remember that crash. I also purchased a vehicle from Gay Pontiac in League City, Texas (owned by Don Gay I believe). I remember seeing all of the drag racing memorabilia from the crash in the dealership. If I'm not mistaken, the Gay family also owns HRP in Baytown which is one of my favorite tracks of all time.

[Bran247]

@boomer1991 I am guessing that Don Gay senior was the Don Gay that won the 1963 Winternationals in a Pontiac Catalina (which by the way there is video of it on here of it running on a Dyno)...Guess that is why Jr. is also driving a Pontiac...Pontiacs forever!!!

[ts4864]

this footage is from decade of thrills hosted by steve evans and don purhdome who is the guy in the opposite lane of don gay jr

[applelive4]

were is the real sound?

[fueldragster]

This is the real sound

[scottfairbairn]

no volume

[racingformusic]

Did you know that crash, and inferno made Rescue 911 a few years later?  No Kidding.

[DKEC]

Wow, I am flattered (or embarrasssed) that someone actually put this video on here, I have actually never seen this version and/or the commentary. I am the guy in the car and yes I am still alive and well... Donny

[baellenburg1]

Donny, I just ran across this. I'm glad you are still alive and well. Hope you and yours are doing well...Barbara Ann

[millerchtist929]

donnie this is ur little cuz jennifer ur uncle sam and aunt mildred's granddaughter. so how r u?

[rockbusterihs]

I cannot Remember, was that the same car you brought to school for Physics class?

[gregorkrause]

How come it was made into a Rescue 9-1-1- segment?

[slimjim18]

this video clip is a much condensed versionof all that took place. the network that covered this event, the now defunct TNN, taped the entire rescue performed by NHRA's safety team. If not for their efforts, Don Gay Jr. could have died. The whole process took longer than this 1 minute clip shows. Thats why it was on Rescue 9-1-1.

[rockbusterihs]

First episode if i remember correct, What do you say Donny?

[Buggy1Boy]

He's very lucky!

[RickDX90]

he survived. He is the guy talking at the very end.

[RoyWennekes]

is he dead? :'(

[rockbusterihs]

If you look up a few lines he is still talking :-) The wreck was 20 years ago