1990 NHRA Drag Racing Crash - Johnny West

This is a clip of a horrific drag racing crash of Johnny West from 1990. He escaped with minor injuries and promptly retired.

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• NHRA
• crash
• Johnny
• West

[oneday555889]

wait y didnt he drop the chutes then?

[zfishman]

big daddy said he felt johnny was knocked out when he hit the wall so he would have never had the chance to pull the chutes.

[slimjim18]

i remember watching this when it first aired back in 1990. i hadnt seen it in a while. thanks for posting it!

[petrolheadkiwi92]

is this the same track that kallita was killed at?

[BobbyRossRacing93]

I remember watching this on a VSH tape called "And they Walked Away EXTREME"

Anyone remember those tapes :D

[bigdawgmark]

@kissklassics You have to have the catch net at the end of the track, right past those trees is pension road and about a 20 foot drop onto the road.

[LanceCampeau]

I watched this broacast live.... what a moment....

[kissklassics]

how stupid for englishtown to have a guardrail at the end of the track. they still didn't learn even after Scott got killed at the top end.

[nitromethane222]

isnt this the track the scott got killed at

[nashvilleraidersfan]

i have no clue how he survived this...O_O

i don't care about tradition. Take Etown off the NHRA schedule until a full shutdown area renovation is complete, and go back to 1/4 mile racing.

[jeba189]

Is that in Englishtown?

[fastestsmallblock]

wow I remember being there

[racingformusic]

Yes it is.

[RFury]

Thanks on correcting me on the spelling