In a time where many nitrous doorslammer racers have switched to zoomie headers , Dan Ferguson bucks the trend with the flamethrowing bullhorns on his 2000 Dodge Viper . Ferguson qualified

No . 1 in Top Sportsman 48 at the PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown , just missing his goal of qualifying in the 16-car Elite field , but the two-time world champion earned some major cool points with the photographers and videographers who captured the header flames . Readers may recognize the car as Billy Harper ’ s Pro Mod Viper , which hadn ’ t seen a racetrack since 2009 before Ferguson brought it out in June 2024 to compete in PDRA Top Sportsman .

Photograph by Tara Bowker Bristol Dragway | Bristol , Tennessee | Thursday , August 22 nd , 2024

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