DOUG FOLEY CRASHES IN TORONTO FINAL
Doug Foley has been transported by ambulance to West Haldimand General Hospital in nearby Hagersville, Ontario, for testing and observation following a crash during the Top Fuel final round of the IHRA Canadian Nationals. Foley was conscious and talking.
According to Drag Race Central's Larry Sullivan, "Foley's car went into a wheelstand, then lost traction when he pedaled it and
the front came down. The car then turned sideways, crossing the centerline at
the 330-foot marker. He managed to get the car pointed down the track, but the
rear slammed into the left wall hard, breaking the chassis just ahead of the
driver's foot box. Both pieces slid back across the track together and there was
a big fireball when the fuel tank hit the wall. The nose of the car came to rest
on the centerline, near the finish line, while the heavier engine and driver
capsule slid along the wall, coming to a stop about 300 feet past the finish
line. Millican was well ahead of Foley before the accident, slowing at half
track when his car drifted left of the groove, but far enough ahead that he was
not involved."