In what could easily be the final round at any major drag radial race , Mark Micke , left lane , and “ The ” Kevin Mullins line up against one another in the opening round of eliminations at Southern Speed Promotions ’ Outlaw Street Car Reunion III . The original Radial vs . The World heavy hitters left the line with nearly identical reaction times , but Micke ’ s Garrett-turbocharged Malibu fired off a 3.964-second elapsed time at 204.7 mph to move on to the second round .

Photograph by James Sisk Memphis International Raceway | Millington , Tennessee | Saturday , March 19 , 2016

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