Every sport thrives on the challenges presented by seemingly unattainable thresholds of performance.
Some of us are old enough to recall Roger Bannister's struggle to the first four-minute mile in track and field back in 1954. Years later, the sporting world cheered the efforts of Hank Aaron as he surpassed Babe Ruth's career home run record. Most Home Runs in a Season. Drag racing has been no exception. Over the years, milestone performance barriers have fallen regularly.