running out of breath in the 1/4 mile

I had an incident with my 1970 Challenger with a 383 motor at the track years ago. It would fall on its face when I was shifting at high RPMS. We checked everything over and it was ok, an old dude came over and suggested we change the fuel filter. SOB we cut open the filter and it was partially clogged, robbing the engine of fuel at high RPMS. Just something to think about!