# A moment of Silence for Darrel Russell

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [June 27, 2004, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406 "2004-06-27T21:36:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406/1 "2004-06-27T21:36:58Z")

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they were racing in the St Louis race and his car blew apart and killed him.

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**Author:** ![Streetnstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Streetnstrip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Streetnstrip)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406/2 "2004-06-27T21:52:05Z")

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> **[NHRA driver Russell dies after car breaks up](http://www.espn.com/rpm/news/story?id=1830632)**
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> Drag racer Darrell Russell died Sunday after his car broke up and burst into flames during a Top Fuel race at Gateway International Raceway.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406/3 "2004-06-27T22:14:36Z")

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I was watching the race. the car came apart after the traps so I can only imagine how fast he must have been traveling.

prays go out to him and his family

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**Author:** ![Black\_WS6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/black_ws6/32/5952_2.png) [@Black\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black_WS6)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406/4 "2004-06-28T00:51:45Z")

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☹

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**Author:** ![91GSteggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/ac91a4/32.png) [@91GSteggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91GSteggy)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406/5 "2004-06-28T01:44:04Z")

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wow i was watching that today…i didn’t realy think he had much chance or surviving from what i saw.☹

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406/6 "2004-06-28T04:31:09Z")

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:eek4: ☹☹

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**Author:** ![imported\_SINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sinister/32/5970_2.png) [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406/7 "2004-06-28T04:35:38Z")

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prays go out to him and his family[/QUOTE]

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**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406/8 "2004-06-28T07:27:25Z")

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> [@2FNFast](#):
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> prays go out to him and his family

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**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406/9 "2004-06-29T11:20:05Z")

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i just head when the car broke apart something went through his helmet

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**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406/10 "2004-06-29T11:27:21Z")

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:eek3:

> [@slowcamaro](#):
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> i just head when the car broke apart something went through his helmet

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-darrel-russell/167406/11 "2004-06-29T11:39:54Z")

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> [@slowcamaro](#):
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> i just head when the car broke apart something went through his helmet

wow!