Most racing damages occur on the starting line or in the last 300 Ft. in the 1/4 mile
I love drag racing mainly 1/8 mile now after doing that for the last 13 yrs.
Way easier on parts also
My old pump gas Duster ran 6.40 at around 95 MPH in the 1/8 mile and it would run very low tens, 10.00 at 134.7 MPH in the 1/4 mile. Not much for me to do in the last 1/8 mile but keep the right foot on the floor, it was always in high gear around 550 ft.
My current S/P car runs mid 5.70 at 120. MPH in the 1.8 mile and it runs 8.86 in the 1/4 mile at 150 MPH, little over 3.15 seconds gain in the last 1/8 mile to pick up a little 30 MPH