Words by Jeff Burk
Photos by Chris Haverly
and Jeff Burk

A near perfect combination of a freshly leveled, ground and polished Rockingham Dragway surface thanks to track owner Steve Earwood, a track prepped to perfection by the famed “Traction Twins” Crispe brothers, 70-degree weather, and racers equipped with all fresh race cars and spares delivered one of the most memorable drag races in eighth-mile racing history at the very first event of the brand-new Professional Drag Racers Association.