Drag Illustrated Issue 144, May 2019 | Page 15

NIGHT CLASS Legendary Funny Car wheelman and former Southern California school teacher Gary Densham watches as second-generation Funny Car aficionado Brad Littlefield services the clutch in the Rupert & Littlefield ‘69 Camaro after a Friday night qualifying pass at the 61st annual Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet. The “Rolling Thunder” fuel flopper, usually driven by multi-time champion Jason Rupert, went on to reach the Nostalgia Funny Car final round with longtime team friend and sponsor Jerry Espeseth in the cockpit. Photograph by Dyan Lover Auto Club Famoso Raceway | Bakersfield, California | Friday, March 8, 2019 May 2019 DragIllustrated.com | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | 15