We always hate to see this happen to any competitor – any crash in a sport this quick and this fast is an expensive proposition no matter what level of car you’re racing. North Carolina’s Randy Haywood was competing in the Outlaw 275 Vs 28.5 class at Lights Out V last weekend in Georgia, driving Lewis Hilliard’s beautiful Grand National and stuffed the car into both walls during Monday’s elimination sessions. 

The car relies on a Bennett Racing-built 434 cubic-inch small-block Ford (!) topped off with a pair of CFE cylinder heads. Twin 88mm turbochargers are also onboard, making big steam, enough that Haywood had the low ET of eliminations prior to his accident — a 4.65 at 164 MPH, achieved on Saturday night. He was on track to do well prior to the mishap, and it’s a shame that he wasn’t able to save the car. When he hit the left-side wall, it appeared to lock the wheels all the way to the right, which sent him back across the track and into the right-side wall in another hard hit.

There are photos of the aftermath in this thread on Yellowbullet – the car looks pretty badly damaged. From many reports, the track surface was not as good as it had been for other sessions during the event, but we won’t speculate on the cause of the crash. 

Luckily for Haywood, the B&B Race Cars chassis did its job, protecting him from the worst of the impact, although he was transported to the local hospital for evaluation. It’s a tough video to watch, but the report we have says that Haywood is A-OK – with the exception of a bruised ego, some bumps and bruises, and a severely damaged racecar. No word yet on whether the team will rebuild.

Thanks to Hans Pierre Jr. and Free Life Films for the footage.