[Adger Smith]

Mike your car runs quicker with a little spin. what you got, a Comp car? :~)
That is the way most good Comp cars are set up. The little bit of spin allows a little less gear and converter, so it runs a little quicker. P/S is the same way as well as the 10.5 tire deals. (A good one black tracks the entire track) To go real fast with a dead hook require steep/correct gear selection (Tranny & Rear)and some interesting converter changes.
As for the burnout I was told, back in the day when we did dry hops in Modified, that the heat in the tire brings the sticky to the surface of the tire.
I never could understand why I would do 2 or three dry hops and the tire would spin on the line until a Goodyear tire guy told me: Dry hops knock the heat out of a tire. So did we do dry hops to knock the heat out and spin just a little to go real quick or did we do them thinking we were "Checking " the traction?
Is there really a place for dry hops with today's modern tire compounds?
How much burn out is really necessary?
The answer: Test your combination
Disclaimer; Your combination may require more or less of everything than what "They Say" runs.