The nuances of driving different high-horsepower doorslammers are something that most people will never experience or understand. Every engine and power-adder combination are going to behave differently, the length of the race changes things, the tires you’re racing on impact how the car drives, heck, even the body of the car will make the car react in a unique way.

Ken Quartuccio has proven himself to be one of the best doorslammer drivers to ever make a lick. He’s won driving every kind of combination you can think of at every level of drag racing. Needless to say, he’s got a good grasp on what it takes to drive one of these cars.

We got the chance to talk with Ken about what it’s like driving on slicks versus radials in the quarter and eighth-mile. He also explains the differences between driving a ProCharged car and a screw-blown machine. The information is good, so strap in and learn about driving wicked-fast door cars with Ken Quartuccio.