Showtime Scores North Star Victory

Words and photos by Chris Graves

The Painless Performance Products Outlaw Fuel Altered Association rumbled into North Star Dragway in Denton, Texas, for their seventh of eight races in the 2014 season.

John Broussard and the Louisiana-based "Purple Haze" team entered this event with a 15-point lead over three-time defending series Champion Jimmy Jones and the "Texas Tremor" gang. With two events remaining the pressure was on both these camps to perform at their best if they hoped to keep their Championship hunt alive. A strong 16-car field packed the pits in Denton, and with superb air conditions and the reputation North Star Dragway holds as one of the elite surfaces in the southwest, some stellar performances were sure to be seen.

The qualifying action got underway with a special tribute pass to the fallen "Wild One" team crewman BJ Billings by Donny McSwain. After a huge burnout McSwain backed up and put his blown altered in the beams with all of the OFAA racers and crewmembers gathered on the line. McSwain posted a clean and memorable 3.99 at 180 mph to the delight of the OFAA family, who will all miss BJ Billings forever and know he will be with us at every race moving forward.