A major crisis just might have been averted at  the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Drag Strip ahead of the 2024 NHRA Final event. Going by the reports shared by Jerry Jordan from KickInTheTires, there has been a plane crash near the tail-end section of the Pomona Dragstrip.

Now the planes are accustomed to flying around the dragstrip with drivers and teams using them to reach the racing venue. Moreover, there is also a possibility of one of the planes from the air show being involved in this accident. For the time being, there’s no confirmation on how the crash happened or which planes were involved in this crash.

“NEWS: There has been a small plane crash near the end of the @NHRA track at @PomonaDragstrip! Will update more as details are available.” Jerry Jordan shared this update on X.

As it turns out, it was a single-engine Piper PA-32-300 passenger plane that crashed at the end of the racing venue. Three passengers are reported to have been transported to a local hospital after sustaining injuries from the crash. L.A. County Fire Department shared an update regarding the same on X.

“AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY | 2700 Fairplex Dr. | #Pomona | At 11:10 AM, #LACoFD units responded to a single engine plane down. 3 passengers transported to local area hospitals with moderate to severe injuries.” Now, this accident has halted the original plans at the track to get started with the festivities of the NHRA championship weekend.

NHRA also took to social media and stated that racing will be halted for the time being as they look to make a call on the mega event. “RACING UPDATE: Racing is currently on hold at the In-N-Out Burger #NHRAFinals. Stay tuned for further updates.” The drivers were also instructed to head back to their pits given the current circumstances at the track.

This is not the first instance that a passenger plane has crashed near the Pomona Dragstrip. Back in 2017, a small plane crashed at the same sight that saw a fatality. More deaths have been reported near the racing venue, with plane incidents tracing back to 2009 and 2005. Fortunately, this time around, the three passengers only sustained moderate injuries.

“We are investigating an apparent small plane crash near the dragstrip in Pomona while it was apparently attempting to land at nearby Brackett Field Airport on Sunday. Our thoughts are with everyone involved in this incident. More information will be released as it becomes available.” This was the statement shared by NHRA and posted on X by Kelly Crandall.

NHRA has announced that they will resume racing activity at 1 p.m. local time.