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This is the story of Johnny Roden. "I took this picture 10 years ago, but I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was sitting in the top-end seats at the Lone Star Nationals at Texas Motorplex in 1998. It was a warm spring day but nothing seemed to be going my way with the camera. I had missed a couple of good shots, and, feeling frustrated, I put the camera down, ready to quit for the day. When they announced Funny Cars, I decided to give it another go. In the fifth pair, Ronny Young, driver of Tom Akers' The Wizard, tore off the line. As I was focusing in, I noticed fluid spewing out of the back of the car. I panned with the car and buried my finger into the motor drive. Just as he passed me, the car erupted into flames. Thankfully, Mr. Young walked away uninjured."
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