Mopar Muscle magazine ran a feature on a guy with a Challenger a while back, he raced in one of the "stock appearing" classes.
Reading the story, i discovered he'd hit the wall not once, but twice at the strip.
Reading the story further, I discovered he had a spool in the rear. I believe a spool can be a factor in many of these wall-banging events.
And I agree, assume the run is over, let off the gas and slow down as smoothly as possible.