Zero to Fail: Gasparrelli Crashes at Auto Club Finals

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

OK, it’s not like it takes very long for things to go sideways during a drag race, but Steve Gasparrelli’s accident at the Auto Club finals must have set some kind of record. He barely got past the Christmas tree before his funny car jackknifed and nailed the opposite wall! And while there are plenty of repeats and a few different angles in this clip, I’d really love to see a sideways shot from his competitor’s pit, because it looks like you couldn’t get a credit card between his machine and the hind quarters of the other car. Luckily, everyone was OK.