Drag Illustrated Issue 131, April 2018 | Page 81

Event THE ‘STEVIE FAST’ VS. KEITH HANEY SHOW T o the uninformed viewer who tuned in to Motor Mania TV’s live streaming video coverage of Lights Out 9, the Saturday-afternoon grudge race between “Stevie Fast” Jackson and Keith Haney probably seemed like the main attraction. Every single fan in the grandstands was on their feet. There wasn’t a single free place to stand within 75 feet of the starting line. An electric atmosphere surrounded the race between two of the sport’s biggest mouths. In retrospect, it was far bigger than the final-round matchup between the two same exact drivers who raced for $50,000 and the Lights Out 9 Radial vs. the World crown some 28 hours later. April 2018 DragIllustrated.com | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | 81