Watch Wayne Bailey’s Incredible Top Fuel Save From The 1995 US Nationals – Stuck Throttle!


Watch Wayne Bailey’s Incredible Top Fuel Save From The 1995 US Nationals – Stuck Throttle!

We love sharing these classic NHRA US Nationals moments with you out there in readerland because we’re super excited for the big race to start next week and we’ll be sharing the same view that the announcers did when they happened!

In this case we’re taking you to 1995 and the beginning of the top fuel coverage for the weekend. The car being featured is the late Wayne Bailey’s top fuel car and it is the center of attention for what happened after the burnouts were completed.

After boiling the tires as is tradition in top fuel the throttle stuck partially open on Bailey’s car and that is when the drama began. With the car gaining speed down the course, Bailey threw the parachute and was literally wrestling the car as the end of the track loomed larger and larger. Just when it was looking like a severe case of contact with the top end catch net was inevitable, Bailey drove his car into the grass and pitched it into a slide which resulted in a perfect rear entry into the sand trap. The car went in with the slicks spinning, dug itself into a hole and suffered no visible damage that we could tell. This is an incredible and completely unorthodox move but it worked more perfectly than even Bailey could have ever imagined!

Press play below to see some legitimate Indy magic take place with the late Wayne Bailey literally driving for all he was worth.

PRESS PLAY BELOW TO SEE WAYNE BAILEY SAVE HIS OWN BACON!


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3 thoughts on “Watch Wayne Bailey’s Incredible Top Fuel Save From The 1995 US Nationals – Stuck Throttle!

  1. Top Fuel Maniac

    I am wondering why he didn’t just shut off the fuel and ignition once he knew the throttle was stuck???

    1. Bartman

      If I remember right, he said the fuel shutoff was stuck because the fuel pressure was to high because the throttle was open. A plug wire got caught in the throttle blades.

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