Great photo of the staring area not long after the track opened in 1957:
At the '64 HRM Drags Danny Ongais had to push his rail through the 1/4 after his car quit on the line:
Wild Willie crossed-up (!!!) in the lights trying to stay out of the weeds. Photo taken by Steve Reyes from the old pedestrian bridge across the top end of the track. What's he doing--about 150?--with the front wheels cranked hard left! Friggin' unbelievable!:
