John Edwin Mason: Documentary, Motorsports, Photo History

Bunny Burkett and the 48th Annual Easter Sunday Funny Car Show, Eastside Speedway

For the last decade or so -- the amount of time that I've been documenting the quirkier ins and outs of American car culture -- Easter Sundays have found me impaled on the horns of a dilemma. (Ouch! is right.) Do I go to church to praise the Risen Lord... Read more →

The Legendary Bunny Burkett, Pioneering Woman Drag Racer

Dolly Parton. No doubt about it. If you were going to cast someone to play Bunny Burkett in a Hollywood movie about her life, Dolly would be your only choice.* Two legendary women, one that you’ve heard of, one that you probably haven’t. Bunny and Dolly both grew up poor... Read more →

Bunny Burkett & the Easter Sunday Funny Car Show @ Eastside Speedway

Easter. A time of renewal and rebirth. Yesterday, Christians all over the world celebrated the promise of new life in the resurrection of Jesus, the risen Lord. Children hunted Easter eggs (a pre-Christian symbol of birth and renewal that’s still with us, interestingly enough) and bit the ears off of... Read more →

Drag Racing, The Democracy of Speed

Drag racers don't use the word "diversity." Most are more interested in how fast a car goes than in the color of the driver's skin or whether it’s a man or a woman behind the wheel. But the fact remains that drag racing is, by far, the most racially diverse... Read more →