a fender bender sends a drag race way off track. it looks like a model car out there coming apart and somebody stuck a fire cracker in it or something. january 14th, 2004. racer smith relaxes before his run while watching two tear up the track. couldn t ask for nicer weather. mid-70s, clear day, perfect day for racing. tommy adams was the driver of the yellow car and david hugo was the driver of the lumina in the right lane. the drivers get the green light and the race starts as it is supposed to. when the cars took off down the track, everything looked so smooth. both cars lobbed side to side, no unnecessary fishtailing and no stupid moves at all at that
it actually, emotionally, scarred him to the point where he really lost the excitement and didn t want to get back in the race car again and the horrible accident leaves spectators in shock and leads to a lot of second guessing and finger pointing among racing pros. easier to say one of the drivers drove over his head or something. we didn t see anything unordinary. it could have been car failure. it could have been something got underneath the tire. we really don t know, it happened so quick and so fast that it s hard to say exactly what happened. the cause of the crash was never determined. as for tommy, his stay at the hospital in houston is brief. luckily it wasn t as bad as it looked. he had bruises all over him and kind of hard for him to get around for a few days, but no broken bones. amazing to walk away from something like that. matter of fact, i talked to him about two weeks after that and he was already looking for parts to get another car back together. the driver,
point in time. everything looked as it was going as normal for a drag race. a friend and competitor of both drivers for years. having raced against them several times. he has great respect for their skills. tommy haas been racing since 69. he was a true racer. if the tracks were opened and there was something going on, he was there. david hugo was a smooth driver. they had a team that would do anything for you. as far as i know, tommy adams nor david hugo has ever, ever had an accident up until that day. both drivers flawless track records are about to take a major hit with a heart stopping collision all caught on camera. david hugo on the right lane looked like his car moved out of the groove towards the right guard rail and tommy looked like he was going right down his lane and david s car actually darted across the track and kind of hit tommy adams car in the corner
the yellow car the 69 camaro and david hugo was the driver of the lumina in the right lane. the drivers get the green light and the race starts as it is supposed to. when the cars took off down the track, everything looked so smooth. kind of a relaxed run. both cars lobbed side to side. no unnecessary fishtailing and no stupid moves at all at that point in time. everything looked as it was going as normal for a drag racing. galen has been a friend and come p competitor of both drivers for years. having raced against them several times. he has great respect for their skills. tommy haas been racing since 69. he was a true racer. if the tracks were opened and there was something going on, he was there. david hugo was also a very professional driver. a very smooth driver. they had a team that would do anything for you. as far as i know, tommy adams nor david hugo has ever, ever had an accident up until that day. both drivers flawless track records are about to take a
he had bruises all over him and kind of hard for him to get around for a few days, but no broken bones. amazing to walk away from something like that. matter of fact, i talked to him about two weeks after that and he was already looking for parts to get another car back together. the driver, tommy adams, returned to racing. he died in 2011 from an illness unrelated to the accident. drag racing is clearly a dangerous sport, but that s all part of the attraction. anytime you stick 3,500 horsepower in a suspended door car, it will add a little bit more danger and excitement and fun. anything that s fun and exciting, it s going to be dangerous. you can t hardly walk to the store without having a little bit of danger. coming up, a truck ramp turns into a launch pad. can t imagine i d ever get anything like this on tape, again. bring us your aching