Watch An 8,000 Horsepower Funny Car Explode

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Tom Joslin
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Things got a little hot for one funny car driver Friday when their 8,000 horsepower funny car exploded during 4-wide Nationals qualifying in Charlotte, NC.

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As you can see from this wild video footage Funny Car Driver Matt Hagan was going about 260 mph when his drag car went up in a ball of flames at the 4 lane Zmax Dragway.

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Although the driver was clearly frustrated by the incident, he was lucky enough to be able to walk away from this speeding fireball completely uninjured.

Hat tip to Dave & broke economist for the tip!