Funny Car veteran Paul Lee heats up the rear slicks on his McLeod Racing / Powerbuilt Tools ‘ 20 Dodge Charger in front of packed grandstands during Saturday eliminations at the SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout presented by Johnson ’ s Horsepowered Garage . Lee , who was one of the instrumental PRO board members involved in the planning of the event , qualified solidly in the eight-car Funny Car field in the No . 5 spot with a 3.877-second , 331.36 MPH charge . The PRO Superstar Shootout marked the debut of Lee ’ s new crew chief , Top Alcohol Funny Car world champion Jonnie Lindberg , who ’ s learning the ropes of nitro Funny Car tuning under the tutelage of co-crew chief John Medlen ,

Photograph by Luke Nieuwhof Bradenton Motorsports Park | Bradenton , Florida | Saturday , February 10th , 2024

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