Drag Illustrated Issue 159, August 2020 | Page 98

THE STRIPE DRAG ILLUSTRATED PHOTO of the MONTH LONESTAR FUNNY CARS With the U.S. and Texas flags waving in the background, Top Alcohol Funny Car pilots Steve Burck (left) and Doug Gordon scream across the eighth-mile finish line during qualifying at the Mid-West Drag Racing Series’ Texas Xtreme Nationals. It was a homestate race for Burck, who qualified No. 5 with a 3.714 and won the first round with a 3.747. Gordon, in from California, qualified No. 3 with a 3.706 and won the first two rounds with a pair of 3.68s. He followed that up with another 3.68 to Sean Bellemeur’s winning 3.63 in the $20,000 final round. PHOTOGRAPH BY RANDY CURTIS Xtreme Raceway Park | Ferris, Texas | Friday, July 10, 2020 Drag Illustrated 98 DragIllustrated.com