Funny Car rookie Don Gay, Jr. suffered one of the worst fir NHRA history at Denver 1989. The near-fatal cint was documented on CBS' Rcue 911 program.
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- THE DAY FUNNY CAR’S DON GAY, JR. NEARLY DIED AT DENVER 30 YEARS AGO
- WRANGLER NFR 60 GREATT OF ALL TIME: DON GAY
- DON GAY
- DON GAY RACED AT DD
THE DAY FUNNY CAR’S DON GAY, JR. NEARLY DIED AT DENVER 30 YEARS AGO
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Among those the p area was a young Don Gay, Jr., whose father, Don, Sr.
The send-generatn Gay had peted prevly Competn Elimator and Top Alhol Funny Car, where he’d won three tim before steppg up to the nro ranks 1989. The then-20-year-old Gay, Jr.
Wh mimal experience a vehicle of this liber unr his belt, Gay, Jr. The Safety Safari, unaware that Gay, Jr.
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In a still-ighteng scene all the years later, the fire bottl the nose of the chassis, which were never released by Gay, Jr., me unr creasg prsure om the heat of the fire and epted like a pair of bombs — thankfully dog so before the Safety Safari uld return to the scene.
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In a heroic move, Pdhomme, still clad his fire su and helmet, climbed om his mache and dove to what remaed of the burng Pontiac, assistg the Safety Safari removg Gay, Jr.
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The footage ptured at the scene went far closer to the panmonium than what was shown on the Diamond P verage, pturg great tail the Safety Safari’s race agast time to brg Gay, Jr. Gay, Jr. His brother, Shane Gay, later raced Super Comp and Top Alhol Dragster.
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The day Don Gay, Jr. Qualifg for 13 NFRs, Donnie Gay won a rerd eight world Bull Ridg tl his reer.