Here's what happens to a top fuel tire when you lose traction at about 250 ft.
Doug Kalitta (and Clay Milllican) at Norwalk yesterday, first round of qualifying.

http://www.vandrasik.com/images/DSC_9523.jpg

Thats nothing compared to what happens to the tire on the big end.

Great picture. It really shows the tire stepping on itself displaying not enough wheel speed compared to one that's gonna go (unless it spins too much later in the run).

They get weird sometimes-
http://www.buzzzmiller.com/fttires.jpg

They get weird sometimes-
http://www.buzzzmiller.com/fttires.jpg
Wow!!! How far down track was that?

bout 800-900 feet.