Sean Bellemeur waits in the staging lanes for his Saturday race with Brendan Murry.

Both cars back up after their burnouts.

Bellemeur had a slight advantage off the line and held on for a very close 6.01 @ 242 to a 6.05 @ 229.35 win in the "bad lane". The fans were duly impressed.

Bellemeur's Sunday match up was with Jack "The Sheriff" Harris in his Nitro Thunder fueler. He might have had a clue that this race could put him in the history books as a trivia question. Who was in the other lane when Harris broke the 260mph barrier?

Bellemeur is guided back from his burnout by Walt Stevens.

Both drivers move into the staging beams together.

Bellemeur stages as the crew looks on.

Both cars left together.

As the magical number comes up on the scoreboard for Harris, the late afternoon air is filled with oil smoke from Nitro Thunder's headers. This is not from burned pistons but from back pressure when Harris closes the throttle. Nonetheless, Jack Harris became the first driver to exceed 260mph in a front engine Top Fuel dragster. Lost in the excitement, Bellemeur tripped the lights with a respectable 6.01 @ 242.