Just a bad choice of location, because the bowl shape of the track meant that they had to slow down quickly from the wheelstand and then turn to avoid hitting the farside wall, and then the slicks hooked on the soft tall sidewall, and flip!
No wheelie bars, just plates to replace when they get worn down enough
a car that at most came with a 273 small block v87 under the hood gets a 426 hemi in the back seat... I don't know what they thought the "Research" was, but it made a lot of kids like drag strips.