I agree. A stick car shocks the tires MUCH harder and does it several times going down the track. With a big power stick car, the car is much more unsettled going down the track making it more of a challenge to ET well. A well running auto car is nothing more than just point and shoot. Which is great for a track car taking a lot of driver error out of the equation.
Honestly, the F450 driver was smart. The key to those pulls is to keep traction as long as you can. As soon as the rear Dodge started spinning, it was game over.