As you can see in the video, both front wheels lock up at the end of this guy's run, his nitrous still running after crossing the finish line. The tyres drag, they pop, and the car starts steering towards the barriers.
How the car kept out of the guardrail we do not know, but that chute definitely played a big part.
It is quite amazing that driver Tim Albright completely kept his act together and managed to not crash his awesome Chevelle.