Let the record reflect Stevie Fast put the Gapp Band back together. This is not to be confused with the Gap Band, a popular R&B group known for such hits as "You dropped the bomb on me" and "Burn Rubber on Me."

Jackson and his Gapp band team of Radial vs. The World team were singing the same tune as the popular doorslammer driver unveiled a new Camaro and dropped a bomb and burned rubber over the field at the latest Duck X Productions' extravaganze, Lights Out 15, in Valdosta, Ga.

Jackson might have been dropping bombs and burning rubber, but the win came at a great investment of hard work. 

"I've never worked this hard in my life, period," Jackson admitted. "I'm averaging about 100, 105 hours a week right now, and I had been doing it for 90 days. So we're on the hunt, baby."

Jackson started eliminations from the No. 2 spot in a car that he'd only made a handful of test runs with ahead of drag radial's most prestigious event. 

"Well, it just shows you that the wins all happen in the shop, and the preparation before you get there is what paves the way to success," Jackson said. "I told my guys yesterday before I left the track, we were converting a car with big tires yesterday in the parking lot. And then I told them, 'I know y'all have been working a lot of hours; everybody's tired. But when you're standing on that starting line in the final and there's four bulbs lit, you're not tired are you?" 

"You work all those hours and put in all that work so that when you've got those four bulbs lit and you're sitting there, you can exist in that moment the way that you're supposed to do it."

Jackson pocketed $50,100 for the win on Saturday night, and that wasn't counting a $25,000 grudge race victory. The next day, he and his Killin' Time Racing crew were hard at work converting the Shadow 3.0 over to big tires for a run at the $100,000 payday for the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Modified event in Bradenton, Fla.

"I'm ready to get on their ass," Jackson said. "I'm like a crackhead. Most people, when they race and win, want to ease up and take a day off. I'm the opposite. I get a little sniff of winning, a little sniff of victory, and I want some more. I want to try to go ahead and get a little bit more."

Jackson stopped the popular Bumble Bee Camaro of Jeff Miller in the Radial vs. The Word final round. Miller left on Jackson, but that was as close as it got, with Jackson driving around him for the quickest run of the day, a 3.504 elapsed time at 213.06 miles per hour. 

Miller slowed to a 4.12 for the runner-up.

Jackson came out of the gate firing in Wednesday's opening qualifying session with a 3.586, 208.17 and stepped up with a 3.553. A last-ditch 3.552 from Bryan Markiewicz snatched away the No. 1 qualifier. 

Markiewicz looked like the one to beat in the first round with a 3.566 to stop Austin Stephens. That was until the second round when Miller stung him with a .124 holeshot and a 3.636 elapsed time, eliminating his much-quicker 3.566.

Jackson set up shop in the 3.50s and never left en route to decisive victories over Santino Renaudo, Norman Bryson, and Chris Daniels before beating Miller. 

In Pro 275, the middle of the pack proved most lethal as Tim Dutton, the No. 10 qualifier,  stopped veteran Moe Hall in the final round. He used a .036 holeshot and a 3.740 to fend off Hall's quicker 3.713.

Longtime radial runner Ziff Hudson had an easy go in the Limited Drag Radial finals as Greg Blevins fouled. 

Other champions included Ron Rhodes (X275) and Brian Keep (Ultra Street).