Gallery: RacingJunk’s Top 5 Stories from 2022
With 2022 wrapping up, and life feeling a little normal again, we wanted to look back at what stories connected to our readers the most. We present to you the top 5 stories from this past year.
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Driver of Jet Truck Killed In Fiery Explosion at Michigan Air Show
A summer tradition was shrouded in tragedy after a jet-powered semi truck exploded on an airport runway, killing the driver.
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[Video] No Injuries Reported at US 60 “Battle on the Asphalt” No-Prep Event Crash
No Prep events can be treacherous. Mississippi racer Kerry Stribling found that out while racing at the Hardingsburg, Kentucky 1/8-mile when he lost control of his supercharged big-tire Dodge Daytona on a single run.
RacingJunk’s Top Five News Articles of 2021
2021 was a year of picking up the pieces from the previous year and trying to get back into the swing of things. Let’s take a look back at the top five news articles for 2021!
Two Killed and More Injured at Drag Race in Texas
Two children were killed, and eight other spectators were injured this weekend during a drag racing event in Texas.
NHRA Drag Racers Involved in Post-Race Accident
The news following Sunday’s Dodge NHRA Nationals, held on the Lucas Oil Raceway dragstrip wasn’t dominated by winners and losers.
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[Video] Street Outlaws Boosted GT Goes Into the Wall at Extreme Raceway Event
Street Outlaws Boosted GT goes into the wall at Xtreme Raceway Park.
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[Video] Keith Haney Crash at NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem
Racer Keith Haney loses control and sends his car into the wall and rolls over causing a fiery Crash during the VP Racing Lubricants Xtreme Pro Mod at the NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem.
Street Outlaws’ Veteran Shannon Poole Involved in Scary Crash
Street Outlaws’ star Shannon Poole was involved in a heart-stopping crash during the Gulfport Dragway’s Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Blowout on Sunday afternoon.
Ryan Newman Released from Hospital Following Daytona 500 Crash
Ryan Newman released from the hospital following terrifying crash at the Daytona 500.