There were tense moments on Friday evening during the Pro Nitrous qualifying session when during a routine nitrous purse racer Thomas “Slick” Myers had his Corvette flame up in a massive fireball.

Reportedly a stuck nitrous solenoid is to blame.

Myers was uninjured in the mishap but the team’s classic Corvette is worse for wear. He is done for the weekend and as for the car, it is headed to Andy McCoy Race Cars for repair.

“I’m fine, my feelings are just hurt an awful lot,” Myers said Friday afternoon. “Most of us racers are out here on a budget and when something like this happens it becomes a huge setback.”

Myers didn’t exit the car immediately but as the fire engulfed the front end, he got out quickly.

“I just didn’t know how bad it was initially,” Myers said. “When it lit up I bailed. We had the motor high enough that it shouldn’t have done what it did.” - Lead photo courtesy of ADRL Communications, Inset by Brian Cupp, ProModifieds.us.

Veteran Outlaw Pro Modified racer Bil Clanton got out of shape during Friday evening qualifying and crashed his trademark Pro Extreme Studebaker. He emerged from the crash uninjured but his classic ride was beaten up badly. (Top photo by Roger Richards, Bottom - ADRL.us)