No PREP drag racing is really and simply the purest form of drag racing.  Just like racing on the streets was many years ago, no sticky, groomed racetrack. You just dealt with the available traction, using skill and judgement to navigate your way from a standing start, the best you can.  So the faster reacting, better set up and most efficient driver and car combo could have a chance at beating a car that on paper would win every time.  Which is why we don’t race on paper.  One winner, one loser, every time.  That is the magic or No Prep 1/8th mile drag racing.