After further consideration, I should have said "it looks like the guardrail did something" but not sufficient for a typical drag strip nor a normal roadway. Under normal conditions, the car should not vault over the guardrail.

I googled some drag strip safety standards and it appears this track is not up to snuff. From the bit I read, the post spacing appears to be way to far apart and there is supposed to be a concrete wall (as stated above) for the full length of the track.

As someone stated, this track and safety standards seem janky.