By . Laura Silver for MailOnline . It was barely off the starting blocks when a CarQuest Top Dragster exploded into a ball of flames at a Texas Superchargers event on Saturday. The car shuffled to a halt as the flames, somewhat reduced after the initial explosion, continued to burn. With the race temporarily suspended, the video shows a tense moment where it is unclear whether the car will go up again or the worst of the flames is over. Bystanders can be seen coughing as the flaming car flies by with a cloud of smoke in its wake. As the explosion occurred, pieces of the car went flying, narrowly missing spectators at a track in Holland, Bell County, Texas. Despite the dramatic scene,  nobody was injured. The driver  emerged from the battered vehicle largely unscathed by what could have been a catastrophic incident. With disaster narrowly missed when the incident occurred at around 11pm on Saturday night, races resumed around 2am for the second round of qualifying. Off with a bang: The moment the CarQuest Top Dragster burst into flames at the beginning of the race . A narrow escape: Nobody was injured when a dragster car exploded at the Texas Superchargers event .
CarQuest Top Dragster explodes as Texas Superchargers race begins .
Debris flew towards spectators but nobody was injured .
Driver walked away unscathed and races resumed hours later .
By . Laura Silver for MailOnline . It was barely off the starting blocks when a CarQuest Top Dragster exploded into a ball of flames at a Texas Superchargers event on Saturday. The car shuffled to a halt as the flames, somewhat reduced after the initial explosion, continued to burn. With the race temporarily suspended, the video shows a tense moment where it is unclear whether the car will go up again or the worst of the flames is over. Bystanders can be seen coughing as the flaming car flies by with a cloud of smoke in its wake. As the explosion occurred, pieces of the car went flying, narrowly missing spectators at a track in Holland, Bell County, Texas. Despite the dramatic scene,  nobody was injured. The driver  emerged from the battered vehicle largely unscathed by what could have been a catastrophic incident. With disaster narrowly missed when the incident occurred at around 11pm on Saturday night, races resumed around 2am for the second round of qualifying. Off with a bang: The moment the CarQuest Top Dragster burst into flames at the beginning of the race . A narrow escape: Nobody was injured when a dragster car exploded at the Texas Superchargers event .
off the starting blocks when a CarQuest Top Texas Superchargers event on Saturday. The car Texas. Despite the dramatic scene,  nobody was on Saturday night, races resumed around 2am for The moment the CarQuest Top Dragster burst into escape: Nobody was injured when a dragster car