VIDEO: Bryan Goldstone's Javelin Crashes At Drag Week Finale

Drag Week veteran Bryant Goldstone was uninjured following one of the popular drag-and-drive event’s worst crashes in years during Friday’s finale at the US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan.

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Goldstone, a three-time winner of the event in the Ultimate Iron category, had moved up to the Unlimited class this year and was solidly in position to contend with Dave Schroeder for the overall championship, thanks to a 6.959-second average through four days and an impressive 6.785-second best elapsed time from his beloved twin-turbo 1973 AMC Javelin. But while putting a bow on a successful week of grueling highway driving and drag racing, fluid found its way under the rear tires and sent the Indiana native hard into the wall and onto his roof in the shutdown area.

Fortunately, other than a cut on his finger, Goldstone was unhurt and climbed from the car before emergency personnel arrived. The same couldn’t be said, however, for his sleek Javelin, which looked like it had been through a few one-sided rounds in a heavyweight ring.

“Thank you everyone for your concern. Because of a well built car by Bob Sonneborn and updates by Rocky Troxell at US 12 Speed and Custom, and all my safety gear I woke up feeling good and in no pain,” Goldstone said. “I need to thank Brent Baker and Brian Robbins for all hours put into getting ready for Drag Week. We were having a decent week and we were looking forward to being on our home track at US 131. Brian had the car on a good run and were ahead of our 6.68 pass increments until we put some fluid in front of the right rear tire putting it into the wall. After a good night sleep and motivation from friends we have pulled it apart and will start looking for another Javelin body and hopefully we can front half it. So any of my AMC friends out there be on the lookout. Thank you to all my friends and family for all your support, especially my wife and daughter.”