Maybe NHRA will follow Offshore racing's physical and mandate a breathalizer before races.

They should test them before each race. Although it would be incredibly stupid to drink before a race, his BAC was the equivalent to a half a beer. Might have been left over from the night before, might have been cold medicine. If they tested him before the race, there might have been a substitute driver in that car, most likely with the same results. Regardless, alcohol shouldn't be a contributing factor for this death. This was a mechanical failure, and the four braking systems were no match for a vehicle like that's still traveling under power even when its wheels were touching the ground.

The only comfort that I can get from this is the fact he was killed in the amount of time that it took to read this sentence.

Godspeed Scott

Wouldn't of mattered if he was impaired or not. When that motor blew that was it.

Would the cars fuel affect his BAC?

The mix on a funny car is almost 90% Nitromethane to 10% Methanol.

I still can't believe that he would be drinking ahead of time. Alcohol slows your reaction time, and you need every hundredth of a second off of a tree.

Surreal...

Could breathing the fuel in contribute to the higher BAC?

We should let him rest in peace the State Police said it was not a factor in this accident.Let it be

Surely anyone can not be serious about alcohol being a factor. Watch the youtube clips of the accident taken from the grandstands and listen to the explosion and then the crash at the end. Alcohol had zero to do with Scotty passing away

could of been mouth wash,

I'm sure it was a blood test,what does it take to get to .02, I don't think its much,Mouth wash,


Hopefully the crash will make if safer for all racers in the future,kinda like what they did after Earnhadt's crashed.