Burning Alcohol and Big Dreams: The Heartbeat of Drag Racing at Midstate Dragway                                                                      Alan Look Photography - www.alanlook.com Before the mega-sponsors, the stadium seating, and the thunderous roar of nitro-burning Top Fuel monsters echoing on national television, every legend in drag racing starts in the exact same place. They start at small, local tracks tucked away off county highways. Places like Midstate Dragway near Havana, Illinois, where the pavement tells a thousand stories and the love of speed is passed down like a family heir. On a hot, humid afternoon, these grassroots strips come alive with a sensory overload that stirs instant nostalgia. It’s the sweet, sharp sting of burning alcohol fuel hanging thick in the heavy summer air, the...