A race car driver was involved in a horrific crash Saturday afternoon . Larry Dixon was completing his qualifying run at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Auto Plus Raceway in Gainesville , Florida when his car , traveling at 280mph , broke in half and then launched 30 feet in the air . The car then came crashing down and slammed into a guardrail . Most shocking of all however was that Dixon was then able to walk away from the crash . Scroll down for video . 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 . ' I was just waiting for it to land , ' Dixon told USA Today . ' I was just wanting it to land on the track and not in the dirt . That 's the biggest deal . Going that fast , you can tumble . That is n't good for your insides . Everything did its job . My car 's a mess , but I 'm still here . ' He then said he is not sure what caused the nose of the car to break off , and would not comment on whether or not he would race again on Sunday . 'We have n't had any discussions about tomorrow , ' he said . 'We 're still pretty fresh on it . … You 're going to have to tune in and watch . I do n't know yet . ' The car then came crashing down and slammed into a guardrail . Somehow Dixon was able to walk out of the car with no major injuries after the crash . Dixon ( above ) , 48 , was involved in a similar crash in 2000 , during which he said his eye 'literally popped out of its socket ' Dixon , 48 , was involved in a similar crash in 2000 , during which he said his eye 'literally popped out of its socket . ' He also broke his leg . 'It 's like a roller-coaster ride that flies off the track , ' he said . 'Now what are you going to do ? You just have to wait to land and hope everything does its job for you . '
stock 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 ##way Gatornationals at Auto Plus Raceway in Gainesville , Kentucky . Dixon 's car , traveling at 280 mph , broke in contact and then landed 30 feet in the air . Somehow Dixon was able to walk out of the car with no major injuries after the crash .