Mark “Woody” Woodruff’s immaculate, turbocharged 1967 Chevrolet Corvette is one of the coolest and most aesthetically pleasing race cars in all of small-tire racing — one of those kinds of cars that you just cringe at the thought of it being wadded up or even so much as scratched. Nevermind that it’s also one of the quickest and fastest Outlaw Radial/Limited Street cars around, as well. Thus, one can imagine the thoughts going through everyone’s mind that witnessed it — and Woodruff’s in the seat — when his parachute was a little late in deploying at the conclusion of a monster 4.31-second blast during last weekend’s Shootout at the Springs at the Holly Springs Dragway in Mississippi.

But Woodruff, calm, cool, and collected, did what any racer would do and put his driving skills to work, getting up on the wheel like a circle track ringer and bringing the speeding Corvette to a heart-dropping stop by spinning it around nearly 180-degrees in the shutdown area. What Woodruff pulls is off is nothing short of impressive because, keep in mind, these race-intended tires aren’t designed for drifting and there can only be two results: a perfect stop (as Woodruff has done) or on your roof.

Our friends over at AFCO Racing tipped us to the onboard video footage of Woodruff’s excursion that you see above, which gives you a better sensation of what Woodruff’s exciting ride at the top end was like. Woodruff’s Corvette sports a set of AFCO’s mono-tube shocks prepared by shock guru Mark Menscer, better known as “The Shock Nerd.” Woodruff wasn’t the only competitor on Menscer-prepped AFCO shocks, as several of the top 10 qualifiers in Outlaw Drag Radial ran AFCO by Menscer shocks, as did all four semifinalists in X275.

After you check out the video of Woodruff’s wild ride, click on over to AFCO Racing and check out their complete product lines for your drag racing, circle track, and street applications.