Russell is the first participant to be killed in competition at an NHRA national event since Blaine Johnson died in a crash during a qualifying run at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis in 1996.
Russell is the first participant to be killed in competition at an NHRA national event since Blaine Johnson died in a crash during a qualifying run in the 1996 U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
Russell had to be extricated from the roll cage around the driver's compartment and he was taken, unconscicous but breathing, to a waiting helicopter, which transferred the badly injured driver to St. Louis University Hospital Trauma Center where he later died.
Russell is the name of an eminent English Whig family who have held the title of Earl of Bedford since the 16th century, and Duke of Bedford since the late 17th century.
Russell is an Irish/or French name that means anything that is or relates to the colour red or a fox.
Russell is the name of an eminent English Whig family who have held the title of Earl of Bedford since the 16th century, and Duke of Bedford since the late 17th century.
Russell is a Irish/or French name that means anything that is or relates to the colour red or a fox.
Russell is the name of an eminent English Whig family who have held the title of Earl of Bedford since the 16th century, and Duke of Bedford since the late 17th century.
Russell is a Irish/or French name that means anything that is or relates to the colour red or a fox.
DragracerDarrellRussell died Sunday after his car broke up while traveling about 300 mph and burst into flames during a Top Fuel race at Gateway International Raceway.
Russell had crossed the finish line on the quarter-mile strip and deployed his parachute when his dragster came apart in the second round of eliminations at the Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals.
The car rolled to a halt near a guard wall and the fire was quickly put out.
