Friday at the Seattle round of the Red Bull Global Rallycross series was filled with action, and we expected no less!  Great driving, and even a massive explosion under the hood of Nelson Piquet Jr.!

Here are some of my favorite photos from Friday action:

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Nelson Piquet Jr.
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David Higgins
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A little crossed up.
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Brian Deegan coming in a little hard.
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Focus
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Playing in the dirt is fun!
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Young driver gets a smile from his girlfriend before the heat race…
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The Lites drivers seem to be getting younger and younger…
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Austin Dyne gets staged for qualifying.
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Getting rowdy entering the dirt.
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Austin Dyne
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Kicking up a little dirt.
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Nelson Piquet Jr gets focused on qualifying.
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Feeling a little tippy.
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Much dirt was flying.
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Tanner Foust through the dirt hairpin.
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Through the short chute after the jump.
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Lites car in the short chute.
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Tanner Foust over the jump.
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Can you spot the problem on Joni Wymans car?
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Heat 1 underway!
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Moments after the explosion, Nelson Piquet Jr turns the car off track.
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Fuel lines still spewing flammable liquid.
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Piquet exits safely.
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Steve Arpin takes the heat win.