MARION — Last weekend, June 12-13, Alamo City Motorplex hosted the Funny Car Chaos Drag Racing Series. It was the third stop of the eight-total event of 2020. The two-day event was perfect for fans, pit crews and the drivers, with low humility, wind from the north and temperatures in the low 90s. I arrived early, before 5 p.m., to enjoy the food, limeade and T-shirt stands.
I then walked around the pit area to see crew members put together massive, powerful engines before the first runs of qualifying, starting at 8 p.m. A field of 17 Funny Cars took the strip for their first run, one burnout each to improve traction. Tires called slicks grab the asphalt and produce smoke from the rubber of the slicks. Some crew members have a person on the track after the burn outs to guide the driver back to the starting line.
