NHRA Funny Car Crew Member Killed in Team Hauler Crash Near Indianapolis
NHRA crew member Dylan Cromwell was killed Sunday in a multiple-vehicle accident on Interstate 70 just west of Indianapolis as he drove the Jim Head Racing Funny Car team hauler to this weekend’s NHRA race at Las Vegas.
Cromwell, a Scobey, Mont., native who studied at NASCAR Technical Institute, was a crew member for the Pronto Auto Service Center Ford Mustang Funny Car that Blake Alexander drives in the Camping World Drag Racing Series.
According to Indianapolis TV stations WISH and WRTV and The Indianapolis Star newspaper, the accident occurred just before 10 a.m. in a construction zone in Plainfield, near State Route 267, during a heavy rainstorm.
The NHRA family mourns the loss of crew member Dylan Cromwell. Our hearts are with Jim Head Racing and all of Dylan’s family and friends. https://t.co/ewaNpNIxHE pic.twitter.com/aYOoq5BMIm
— #NHRA (@NHRA) October 25, 2021