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Kevin Burt heats up the slicks in his “ IInd Coming ” Chevy II in front of packed grandstands at the Southeast Gassers Association ’ s June trip to Knoxville Dragway . It was the series ’ first of two stops at Knoxville on the 10-race 2023 championship schedule . Burt is one of more than two dozen racers who compete in SEGA ’ s B / Gas category . With creative nicknames , period-correct rules , and flamboyantly dressed back-up girls , the series is a true flashback to the late 1960s .

Photograph by Van Abernethy Knoxville Dragway | Maynardville , Tennessee | Saturday , June 3rd , 2023

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