Tim Grose, a former nitro Funny Car driver, has been an interested spectator to the recent controversy of the Funny Car chassis and subsequent crashes, but points out that while his was bad for that era in drag racing, he’s seen a lot worse today.
“I was fortunate to walk away. I still don’t think mine compares to some of those I’ve seen today.”
While he’d prefer that his name be associated more as a competitor who generated the most with the least, he’s still haunted by the reminders of a grisly crash that some rank as one of the worst in the class.