Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
This is the story of the only Top Fuel racer in history to be arrested on the starting line of a national event drag race after exiting his car. His name was RL Peyton and he was the singular cause of one of the most internet famous drag racing photos out there.
A wildman from Florida, Peyton was a law breaker, a grifter, a man who lived fast, loose, and crazy, but who was also an awesome engine builder and top fuel racer. With no budget to speak of and no plan beyond tomorrow, he was able to upset some of the sport's great names out of nowhere.
Funding his operation with stolen credit cards for at least one season, this is the story of a guy who would and did do anything to feed his addiction to nitromethane fuel.
Enjoy this tale of a drag racing maniac, RL Peyton.
This is the story of the only Top Fuel racer in history to be arrested on the starting line of a national event drag race after exiting his car. His name was RL Peyton and he was the singular cause of one of the most internet famous drag racing photos out there.
A wildman from Florida, Peyton was a law breaker, a grifter, a man who lived fast, loose, and crazy, but who was also an awesome engine builder and top fuel racer. With no budget to speak of and no plan beyond tomorrow, he was able to upset some of the sport's great names out of nowhere.
Funding his operation with stolen credit cards for at least one season, this is the story of a guy who would and did do anything to feed his addiction to nitromethane fuel.
Enjoy this tale of a drag racing maniac, RL Peyton.
