Frank Merenda driving the “Home Wrecker IV” went a few rounds in his Studebaker station Wagon but with his Brian Hill-tuned A/Gasser outran his index in the second round of eliminations.

“Jam-Air” Nitro Funny Car owner Will Martin found a cool place for his DRO sticker.

The beautiful “Howard Cams Rattler” was up at Famoso from the NHRA Museum to celebrate co-Grand Marshal Larry Dixon Sr., who drove the 175" chassis built by Roy Fjasted from 1968 till 1972 when he scored his one and only major NHRA event win.  Dixon Sr. won events like the ‘69 NHRA Winternationals, the Hot Rod Magazine Championships at Riverside Raceway in ‘69 and the PDA Championships also in ‘69.