NASCAR legend Tony Stewart “couldn’t remember anything” after he was involved in a scary NHRA crash.

Stewart is a  NASCAR Cup Series icon. He is a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winning two as a driver (2002, 2005), one as owner/driver (2011), and one as an owner (2014). He was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2019, but his racing days are certainly not behind him and he recently celebrated a huge championship win with a giant check.

Stewart is now competing in the NHRA Drag Racing Series, where he suffered a big crash on Sunday. It comes as NASCAR was forced into a mid-race rule change after drivers’ fury at Bristol.

Doug Kalitta’s Top Fuel Dragster got the win over Stewart in their race, but Kalitta’s front left tire suffered a malfunction. His vehicle crashed into Stewart in a scary scene, but both drivers were able to get out of the cars under their own power. 

The NHRA released a statement regarding the massive crash involving Stewart, which read: “During the second round of Top Fuel eliminations on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway, Doug Kalitta’s dragster crossed the center line past the finish and collided with Tony Stewart’s dragster in the left lane. 

“Stewart’s dragster went on its side, came back down on its wheels and struck the left guard wall before coming to a stop, while Kalitta’s dragster went back over the center line before coming to a stop. 

“Both Stewart and Kalitta were alert and exited their cars under their own power. They were examined onsite by NHRA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Surface before being released.”

Stewart spoke about the incident himself, admitting he couldn’t remember anything regarding the crash. He said: “I don’t have a damn clue, honestly. I don’t remember any of it. The first thing I remember, they’re waking me up here. 

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“Not sure what happened. It appears to be pretty massive… I’m as curious as everybody else is to what happened. I just know that we’re not where we’re supposed to be at the end of a run here. So, just confused.”

He added: “I got one hell of a headache and banged my left hand up. But I’ve been through sprint car crashes way worse than this, I’m pretty sure. We’re good. We’re good. We’re fine. I promise we’re fine.”