Standing at the starting line at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Michael Cherniack was screaming at the top of his lungs, fists flying in the air, early Sunday evening. At the other end of the track, his daughter, Jessica, knew she'd made a really good pass in the family's Top Alcohol Funny Car. Dad knew how good, Jessica did not.
When she found out “the tears flowed.”
Jessica's first ever pass into the 5-second territory, 5.985 at 240.18 mph, was the reason behind the celebration. Not bad for a rookie driver and a rookie chassis and engine tuner.
“It felt so amazing,” Jessica imparted when asked about the run. “I cried. I was doing good until the guys came, but once they came the tears started flowing.”
Cherniack had a feeling the run was a good one and had a chance of being sub six seconds.