For purposes of understanding, imagine driving at 80 miles per hour down the highway and hitting a patch of ice with the back tires. Multiply that challenge by the level of power being applied, typically over 600 horsepower. You'd better be ready. Even if the track is impeccably prepared, there are other related problems. They know that it's a fine line between hazing the tires and aborting the run due to an excessive wheelstand.
Drivers are well aware of the catastrophic results that frequently accompany wheelstands.
Yet, the most critical understanding related to the challenges presented by attaining maximum traction without an excessive wheelstand is that this is a dynamic problem. What works today probably won't be exactly right tomorrow. What works on one car may be a recipe for smoking tires on another. This will need to be an all-out run, every element of which must be at maximum efficiency. It will need to be an effort that relies on a balance between horsepower, traction, and a healthy dose of luck to glue it all together.