The good folks at the National Sand Drag Association (NSDA ... for everything from kids' quads to full-blown alcohol Funny Cars at these family-friendly events, but we were more interested ...

Scott Kalitta didn't have to drag race a Funny Car ... 1,000 feet into his run. The car didn't slow down, zooming at close to 300 mph as it went through the sand pit at the end of the track ...