Don Eckel III's dragster literally caught fire at Atco Raceway during a divisional points event. Thanks to the quick reaction of Atco's track personnel, the fire was snuffed quickly with little visible damage to the car. At the time I took this shot, Don was clearly aware of the problem and getting out of the cockpit in a hurry.
I captured a short action sequence from start to finish that can be viewed here. Enjoy...
Hey Don - I was up in the stands spectating at about 200' out. I just happened to be pointing my camera out that way when the fire broke out and snapped a bunch of shots. Glad it wasn't serious. By the way...how'd you find this?
Tom, I actually found this by accident. I had plugged my name into a search just to see what old racing web pages were out there and this was one of the hits. If you go to the rain date in October, stop by and say hello.
