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GALLERY: Funny Car Chaos Helps Celebrate Albuquerque Dragway’s 60th Anniversary

Drag Illustrated Senior Photographer Jason “Nubs” Dunn was on-location at the Funny Car Chaos series event as Albuquerque Dragway celebrated its 60th Anniversary. In honor of the milestone, the event also included a bonus of $6,000 dollars that was awarded to the first person, who happened to be Kirk Williams, and the Williams Brothers Racing team who ran a three-second pass in the eighth mile.

 

 

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