Having raced at Firebird for many, many years, the dragster in the far lane is wheeled by Tom Bailey from Soda Springs. In this Super Pro picture from 1990, he is getting ready for his burnout alongside of Dan Dowdy's bright yellow dragster that won a number of accolades on the ISCA show circuit. It's always fun looking back at some of the old photos. In particular, these two dragster look so different from today's design and look of the modern rear-engined dragster. Furthermore, check out the old pavement that was in place between the burnout box and starting line for the track's first two decades before concrete was installed mid-way through the 90's. One other thing that jumps out quickly is the fact there was no spray hose on the starting line for the burnout box. Water was bucketed out of the 55 gallon red drum and swept across the water box before each pair. Now, those were the days...