Two weeks later, I took the crew to Phoenix for the taping of Pinks All Out. The CSOC GS and the Hemi Charger were to compete in a best-of-three-races competition. Well... the race was not to be. The tow vehicles were lined up ready to race when the Charger was pulled from the track because of a fluid leak.

Bradley White of the Charger build team, Hot Rod's Speed and Custom of Norco, California, quickly repaired the problem. As Woods drove the car for a quick test run, something really bad happened. Through some freak mishap, the Charger developed transmission problems and ultimately would not be ready to race at all that day.

Undaunted and never succumbing to failure, Woods declared, "In two weeks, we race at Autoclub Speedway in Fontana." And so it was. And the winner?

Edward Peghin is the producer/director of Chop Cut Rebuild, which airs on SPEED Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. EST.