Jonnie Lindberg became the first Top Alcohol Funny Car on the planet to break the 5.3-second and 270-mph barriers, but he capped it off by scoring his second NHRA win during the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
 
After setting the speed record during his last outing in Gainesville at 268.71 mph, Lindberg surpassed his record with a 5.473 at 270.10 mph despite pedaling the car to get through early tire shake.

Welcome and thank you for watching American Bracket Racer Episode 2. In this episode, the team travels to Pinevalley Raceway in Lufkin ,Tx. Follow along with our round by round in-car cam and final round coverage. Share in our excitement as we bring you an inside look at grass roots racing.

Gene Hector took a scary ride on Sunday afternoon during the rain-delayed PDRA Texas Nationals. Hector's 2014 Corvette drifted outside of the groove, and made an abrupt turn left into the retaining wall where the car burst into flames. The mangled race car slid on its roof to a stop in the shutdown area where Hector emerged uninjured.