Drag Illustrated Issue 127, November 2017 | Page 19

BO BANDIT NHRA Pro Stock frontrunner Bo Butner and his Jim Butner Auto team set the standard for Halloween costumes at the race track with their “Smokey and the Bandit”-themed outfits during Saturday qualifying at the NHRA Toyota Nationals. Outfitted with Pontiac Trans Am decals to complete the look, Butner’s ‘17 Camaro covered the Las Vegas quarter mile in 6.672 seconds at 205.51 mph to qualify third in the 20-car field. Butner went on to reach the final round, where he fell to KB Racing teammate Greg Anderson. Photograph by Roger Richards The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | Saturday, October 28, 2017 November 2017 DragIllustrated.com | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | 19