Pro Extreme racer Jason Hamstra was involved in a finish-line accident during the semi-final round of the ADRL Battle for the Belts competition at the Len-Mar World Finals.

Hamstra's supercharged Camaro was racing in the right lane of the Texas Motorplex when his car drifted right out of the groove and abruptly shot across the track impacting the retaining wall head-on. The car came to a stop in the shutdown area and missed opponent Joshua Hernandez when he crossed over into the left lane.

UPDATED: 8:00 AM, EST - The ADRL has reported that tests showed he had no concussion, no broken bones and only some bruising after going through one of the most violent accidents in series’ history.

“All the safety equipment did its job and protected Jason from any serious harm,” ADRL President Kenny Nowling said. “They’re keeping him in a private room overnight for observation, but we left him in good spirits and other than an elevated heart rate, he appeared almost back to normal, which is good news for everyone.” 

Pro Extreme racer Jason Hamstra was involved in a finish line accident during the semi-final round of the ADRL Battle for the Belts competition at the Len-Mar World Finals.

At the conclusion of a 3.78-seconds pass at 203.46 mph over the eighth-mile course, Hamstra’s supercharged 1968 Camaro made a sudden left turn from the right lane and passed in front of the ‘57 Chevy driven by Hernandez before striking the left wall nearly head on and sliding to a stop in the shutdown area.

He was alert and talking with medical personnel according to race officials. As a precautionary measure, he was transported via helicopter to Parkland Hospital in Dallas.

“I looked straight in Jason’s eyes and could see he was shaken up, but he knew where he was, who I was and what happened,” National Guard ADRL President and CEO Kenny Nowling said. “I told him I loved him, he said the same to me and then he was off.

“I can’t say enough about the response teams that attended to Jason,” Nowling continued. “The EMS people, the fire fighters, the Motorplex track crew, our ADRL personnel, everyone performed exactly as I hoped and expected in an incident like this. I also want to specifically commend Jason’s mother, who was with him while he was extricated and was tremendous in her composure and patience.”

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