{"id":104878,"date":"2026-09-25T20:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/wild-engine-explosion-for-hunter-green-at-nhra-martin\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T20:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:44:02","slug":"wild-engine-explosion-for-hunter-green-at-nhra-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/wild-engine-explosion-for-hunter-green-at-nhra-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"WILD ENGINE EXPLOSION FOR HUNTER GREEN AT NHRA MARTIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95148\" data-attachment-id=\"95148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.draglist.com\/2026\/09\/25\/wild-engine-explosion-for-hunter-green-at-nhra-martin\/dodge-nhra-great-lakes-nationals-presented-by-mopar-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Chad-Green-in-bproauto-Funny-Car-at-Martin-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1705&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1705\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;photo by Auto Imagery, Inc.&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by Mopar&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1789753889&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;u00a9 2026 Auto Imagery, Inc.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by Mopar&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by Mopar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by Mopar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Chad-Green-in-bproauto-Funny-Car-at-Martin-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95148\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Chad-Green-in-bproauto-Funny-Car-at-Martin-1.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by Mopar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1>WILD ENGINE EXPLOSION FOR HUNTER GREEN\u2019S CGM BOND-COAT DODGE HELLCAT IN LAST WEEKEND\u2019S NHRA GREAT LAKES NATIONALS DRAG RACES BUT HE IS OKAY<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Young Texas Funny Car racer had no idea the engine was about to explode Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hunter Green, the young Texas Funny Car driver, experienced a wild engine explosion Monday in the rain-delayed Dodge NHRA Great Lake Nationals Monday but he walked away.<\/li>\n<li>Green, the Midland, Tex., racer, is in his second season of driving a 12,000-horsepower, nitro-burning Funny Car but this was his first engine explosion during an NHRA series race.<\/li>\n<li>Green, who teams up with his father, Chad, in a two-car operation, hit the wall after the explosion but he was able to slow the race car and walk away from the wild ride.<\/li>\n<li>Chad Green, driving the CGM bproauto Ford Mustang Funny Car, lost traction in the first round of eliminations Monday after the cool, damp track conditions in the Michigan race.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95147\" data-attachment-id=\"95147\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.draglist.com\/2026\/09\/25\/wild-engine-explosion-for-hunter-green-at-nhra-martin\/dodge-nhra-great-lakes-nationals-presented-by-mopar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-at-Martin-2026-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1705&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1705\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;photo by Auto Imagery, Inc.&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by Mopar&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1789755956&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;u00a9 2026 Auto Imagery, Inc.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by Mopar&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by Mopar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by Mopar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-at-Martin-2026-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95147\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-at-Martin-2026.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by Mopar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>MARTIN, Mich. (Sept. 13, 2026)<\/strong> \u2013 It was a wild ride for young Funny Car driver Hunter Green Monday in the first round of eliminations at the rain-delayed inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals drag races at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park.<\/p>\n<p>The Midland, Tex., racer, in his second season in the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series driving a nitro-burning Funny Car, looked to be on a stellar run in the opening round of action Monday against veteran Alexis DeJoria. But, at halftrack, a sudden engine explosion occurred in front of Green\u2019s steering column which resulted in a large fire and breaking apart the carbon fiber Dodge\/\/SRT Hellcat body.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"95144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.draglist.com\/2026\/09\/25\/wild-engine-explosion-for-hunter-green-at-nhra-martin\/hunter-green-explosion-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-Explosion-1.jpg?fit=1281%2C1150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1281,1150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Galaxy Z Fold7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1789991379&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166674&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hunter Green Explosion 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-Explosion-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C919&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95144\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-Explosion-1.jpg?resize=800%2C718&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"718\"><\/p>\n<p>The explosion also caused the steering of Green\u2019s 12,000-horsepower machine to lock up and made the car impossible to steer, forcing the car into the retaining wall. Green was able to walk away from the mishap, but the race car will need massive repairs for future NHRA Mission national events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was on a very good run, and we had a good chance for the win,\u201d said Green. \u201cBut the explosion was so unexpected with no warning. It was just large \u2018boom\u2019 and I was trying to drive the car, but the steering was locked up. Then I was as hard on the brakes as possible. We got everything slowed down, but the car was damaged pretty badly. I have been driving a Funny Car now for a year and a half, but that is the first \u2018big one\u2019 for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"95145\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.draglist.com\/2026\/09\/25\/wild-engine-explosion-for-hunter-green-at-nhra-martin\/hunter-green-explosion-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-Explosion-2.jpg?fit=1450%2C1547&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1450,1547\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Galaxy Z Fold7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1789991180&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166674&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hunter Green Explosion 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-Explosion-2.jpg?fit=960%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95145\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-Explosion-2.jpg?resize=750%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looks like we will have to make new repairs to the chassis as well as a new body and engine parts. We will miss the Rockingham race this weekend. But the car and the parts should be ready to go for the last three races at Dallas, Las Vegas and Pomona. I\u2019m ready to get back in the race car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green\u2019s father, Chad, a two-time 2026 NHRA Funny Car national event winner, was in the battle of the \u201cCountdown for the NHRA Championship\u201d in the Funny Car category with his CGM bproauto Ford Mustang Monday. However, the cooler track conditions hurt Green\u2019s chance when his car smoked the rear tires in first round action against three-time world champion Ron Capps.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"95146\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.draglist.com\/2026\/09\/25\/wild-engine-explosion-for-hunter-green-at-nhra-martin\/hunter-green-explosion-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-Explosion-3.jpg?fit=1585%2C2308&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1585,2308\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Galaxy Z Fold7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1789991189&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166674&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hunter Green Explosion 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-Explosion-3.jpg?fit=703%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95146\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draglist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hunter-Green-Explosion-3.jpg?resize=549%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p>The next event on the NHRA Mission national campaign is this weekend (Sept. 25\u201327) in the NHRA Nationals at the Rock in Rockingham, N.C., with qualifying rounds at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. EDT on Friday. Saturday\u2019s qualifying rounds are scheduled for noon and 2:30 p.m. EDT. Final eliminations are set for Sunday, Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. EDT. The final eliminations will be shown on the Fox Sports 1 network at 3 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on NHRA, visit NHRA.com.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.draglist.com\/2026\/09\/25\/wild-engine-explosion-for-hunter-green-at-nhra-martin\/\">WILD ENGINE EXPLOSION FOR HUNTER GREEN AT NHRA MARTIN<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.draglist.com\/\">Drag Racing List<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals Presented by Mopar WILD ENGINE EXPLOSION FOR HUNTER GREEN\u2019S CGM BOND-COAT DODGE HELLCAT IN LAST WEEKEND\u2019S NHRA GREAT LAKES NATIONALS DRAG RACES BUT HE IS OKAY Young Texas Funny Car racer had no idea the engine was about to explode Monday Hunter Green, the young Texas Funny Car driver, experienced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104878\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}