Burkett passed away in April 2020 after leaving a mark on the sport of drag racing. She began her career in the mid-1960s and from the start she was a huge fan attraction. Her fan base never faded during her career, which was filled with successes. She began racing when her husband Mo bought her a red ’64 Mustang and she won her very first race the day afterward. The bug had bitten, and she dedicated herself to quarter-mile competition. She got her nickname “Bunny” from working briefly as a hostess in a Baltimore Playboy Club. Her racing career path went from being a local racer to becoming a regular on national tours in the United States and Canada. Not only was she a success on the track, she was a strong leader and supporter of her crew. She would promote her crew to others, which led to many of them becoming crew members on Top Fuel teams and some even becoming accomplished drivers themselves. Although Burkett had tons of success, she also had her misfortunes. She had a life-threatening crash in 1995 that nearly ended her racing career. She also had two subsequent battles with cancer, but these misfortunes did not defeat her, and she continued racing until 2015. Among her major achievements during her career are:1986 IHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car Championship, 1986 NHRA Keystone Nationals Top Alcohol national event win, and the 1986 NHRA Division 2 Top Alcohol Funny Car championship.