BYA RAZOR'S EDGE

Tom Bailey wins his fifth Drag Week to become America’s Fastest Street Car.

- MIKE GALIMI, JORDON SCOTT, JOHN MCGANN

Tom Bailey and engine builder and co-pilot Steve Morris both agree this is the most brutal HOT ROD Drag Week they've ever completed as Bailey secured his fifth Unlimited title with a 6.58 average in a rain-shortened week.

This week was supposed to be a 5-second affair, but it turned into a fight for street car survival for Bailey and Morris in Sick Seconds 2.0, a 1969 Camaro that is purpose-built for drag-and-drive events.

It looked promising when Bailey rifled off a 6.03 at 249 mph in the opening round at World Wide Technology Raceway. However, a post-run evaluation proved to be costly. The Steve Morris Racing SMX billet engine had pinched a piston ring.

The engine was healthy enough to make the drive to Indianapolis and he limped it into Indy Speed Shop for overnight repairs.