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There was some great racing action as the 2022 NHRA championships were decided in Sunday's Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California.

But there were also some heart-stopping moments, as well, particularly two that involved two of the sport's biggest stars, namely, the legendary and winningest driver in the sport's history, John Force, and Leah Pruett, otherwise known as Mrs. Tony Stewart, as in NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart.

Check out the two KABLOOEY incidents back-to-back, with Force's massive body explosion, followed by Pruett's motor that went BOOM! Videos courtesy Nitro Alley via Fox Sports.

And although Top Alcohol Dragster doesn't get much attention, this one certainly was an attention-getter as Las Vegas native Taylor Vetter earned her first career NHRA race win Sunday at Pomona.

But it was HOW Vetter won that really is the big story.

Vetter was facing Joey Severance, who earned his fifth career Top Alcohol Dragster championship earlier in the day. But in the final race of the day in that category, Vetter won as her car went sideways and into the wall -- but it didn't go sideways until after she passed the finish line first!

Talk about good fortune!

Check out the video from Nitro Alley via Fox Sports and also listen to the GREAT explanation of NHRA announcer Lewis Bloom on how Vetter won the race and how her car stayed straight just long enough to cross the finish line before everything went, well, sideways!