I haven't seen the dragster wreck yet, but it looked to me like Force just drove it a bit too long - maybe a half-second or so - before lifting.
Easy to say from the sofa, granted, but it sure looked like what we call "I can save it" syndrome.
If Force had been able to clear Todd on the left, that would have been something for the highlight reel, though still dangerous as hell with Pomona's turn-out being on the left.

Had that been a Sprint Car wreck, punches would likely have been thrown.