tommy adams was the driver of the yellow car and david hugo was the driver of the lumina in the rightt the green light and the race starts as it is supposed to. >> when the cars took off down the track, everything looked so smooth. both cars lobbed side to side, no unnecessary fishtailing and no stupid moves at all at that point in time. everything looked as it was going as normal for a drag racing. >> a friend and competitor of both drivers for years. having raced against them several times. he has great respect for their skills. >> tommy haas been racing since '69. he was a true racer. if the tracks were opened and there was something going on, he was there. david hugo was a smooth driver. they had a team that would do anything for you. as far as i know, tommy adams nor david hugo has ever, ever had an accident up until that day. >> both drivers' flawless track records are about to take a major hit with a heart stopping collision all caught on camera. >> david hugo on the right lane looked like his car moved out of the groove towards the right guard rail and tommy looked like he was