A bad day at the race track many years ago

Talk about Bad Days: At the Winternationals about 10 years ago I broke an axle on
my National Recordholding N/SA 82 Ram Pickup. Went thru the K rail and Destroyed the Tree!!
Only good: Made the Cover of Hot Rod and entire back page PLUS Cover of Car Craft
and full two page center spread. Also ripped all the Fiber Optics out of the ground.
The could not qualify anyone and finished the Race on Tues. to empty stands = Nearly
put NHRA out of business.