Tire smoke and unburnt nitromethane fill the air as Scott Palmer lays down a burnout in his Top Fuel “ Studezilla ” Pro Mod , which is powered by an engine out of Palmer ’ s Top Fuel dragster . Palmer , who sat out most of the 2020 NHRA tour in favor of match racing at local tracks , brought his “ circus sideshow ” to Ozark Raceway Park for a wild Saturday night show . He ran Studezilla , his new Top Fuel dragster , and his blown alcohol ‘ 63 Corvette Pro Mod . The show also included JR Sandlian and Marty Chance ’ s nitro-burning Pro Mods , Tod Barker ’ s nostalgia Funny Car and , of course , Palmer ’ s Top Fuel margarita maker .

Photograph by Steven Wilson Ozark Raceway Park | Rogersville , Missouri | Saturday , September 19 , 2020

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