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Report: NHRA Drivers Involved in Single-Car Crash in Indiana, One Seriously Injured

Photo credit: NHRA/National Dragster
Photo credit: NHRA/National Dragster

From Autoweek

According to multiple reports, an NHRA Top Fuel driver suffered life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash Sunday night in Hendricks County, Ind., which is county where this past weekend's Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals event at Lucas Oil Raceway was held.

Photo credit: Dom Lagana Facebook
Photo credit: Dom Lagana Facebook

According to the Hendricks County Sheriff's Office, Dom Lagana, 34, was driving a 1957 Chevrolet Wagon that went off the road and hit a utility pole. Lagana suffered life-threatening injuries. His passengers in the car, Richie Crampton, 40, and Jacob Sanders, 30, were injured, but their injuries were not life-threatening. Lagana is from Scarsdale, N.Y., while Crampton and Stallings both list Brownsburg, Ind., as their residence.

Photo credit: NRHA/National Dragster
Photo credit: NRHA/National Dragster

Lagana last drove in the NHRA's Top Fuel class in 2018. Crampton drove a Top Fuel dragster in 2019 for Kalitta Motorsports. Crampton won the 2014 U.S. Nationals as a rookie at Lucas Oil Raceway in 2014.

The crash happened just after 11 p.m. on Sunday night, and deputies said speed appeared to be a factor.