TONY STEWART was left injured after a terrifying 335MPH drash during a drag race.
The top NHRA star endured a horror exit from the Reading Nationals as he collided with Doug Kalitta’s car.
Tony Stewart was involved in a terrifying drag race crash[/caption]
The cars were travelling at 335mph[/caption]
His car smashed into the side barrier[/caption]
Stewart was able to walk away[/caption]
Stewart, 54, had reached a staggering speed of 335mph when his car was hit.
The NASCAR Hall of Famer’s car was caught after Kalitta’s car crossed over the center line.
Footage of the terrifying incident showed Kalitta’s car lose a front wheel, which caused it to drive into Stewart’s lane.
The cars collided and caused Stewart’s car to momentarily flip onto its side before righting itself.
Stewart was able to walk away from the crash with help from the NHRA Safety Safari.
However, he has admitted that he can not remember the crash at all but was left with “one hell of a headache”.
He told Fox Sports 1: “I don’t have a damn clue, honestly. I honestly don’t remember any of it.
“The first thing I remember, they’re waking me up here.
“Not sure what happened, but it appears to have been pretty massive.
“Looking at Doug’s car and my car, I’m glad PBRC builds our cars, because we have safe race cars, obviously.
“I’m as curious as everybody else as to what happened.
“I just know that we’re not where we’re supposed to be at the end of a run here. So, just confused.”
In a social media post, Stewart also made an effort to calm the worries of the fans and paid tribute to the medical staff’s actions after the crash.
He wrote: “I just wanted to thank all of our fans, teammates, and most of all our racing family for checking on us yesterday.
Stewart admitted he had a ‘hell of a headache’[/caption]
He retired from NASCAR in 2016[/caption]
“Wasn’t the day we had planned, but thankful to the NHRA Safety Safari and Dr. Surface for making sure we did all the right things in that situation.
“It definitely could have been way worse.
“Everyone who climbs into a racecar knows it can happen at any moment, but it’s a great example of how we’re all human and how the entire racing community cares for each other.”
Stewart retired from NASCAR in 2016 and entered in to the NHRA last year.
Despite the crash, he is the points leader in the Countdown to The Championship after the second round.
