Race car driver Larry Dixon was involved in a horrific crash Saturday afternoon . Dixon was completing his qualifying run at the at Auto Plus Raceway at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville , Florida . Dixon 's car , traveling at 280mph , broke in half and then launched 30 feet in the air . Somehow Dixon was able to walk out of the car with no major injuries after the crash .
Race car driver Larry Dixon was involved in a horrific crash Saturday afternoon . Dixon was completing his qualifying run at the at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Auto Plus Raceway in Gainesville , Florida . Dixon 's car , traveling at 280mph , broke in half and then launched 30 feet in the air . Somehow Dixon was able to walk out of the car with no major injuries after the crash .