Years ago - the tracks were all no-prep, unless you consider somebody taking a broom and knocking the biggest pebbles and rocks off the starting line. I used to get to the track an hour before the gates opened and sweep my own lane. I'd line up right against the wall and everybody thought I was crazy. Maybe I was, but I had a better chance of hooking then the guys that lined up centered in the lane.

At Phoenix Dragway in the 70's - you'd drive down a couple miles of gravel/dirt road to get there, then pit in the rocks and gravel as well. All those rocks got drug up onto the racing surface the entire time. It truly was NO PREP.