Left without a vehicle and blessed with the arrival of their second daughter, The Burkett's were faced with a decision. Bunny had not been working during this time and they were in need of work transportation and a race car. Fortunately, Baltimore was not that far away from their home in the eastern part of Virginia. In search of work, Bunny heard there was a Playboy Bunny Club there where she might be able to make some money. "I knew all I had to do was push'em up and smile," Bunny said." It was a classy place and it worked for me!"
Using a borrowed car for transportation, she worked just long enough to save up the $4000 needed to purchase a 1967 Mustang. It was'nt long before she took her new steed off the road and turned it into a racecar. With the purchase of a ramp truck they were off racing three nights a week.

  In recognition of her desire to get back on the track, Nelson Grimes painted on the back of her car " Lead Foot Bunny." Over time it was the inevitable "Bunny" that would give her the identity that would stick with her udoubtedly for the rest of her life.

In 1973, Bunny started on her way to becoming a professional driver behind the wheel of a nine-second Pinto Pro Stocker. She later traded it for her first Funny Car.

With no highschool diploma, two children and a racing habit to feed, Bunny knew that in order to take the next step, she would need to come up wiyh some more money. She decided to take a position with an office supply company. Applying the same dedication and determination to her work as she did toward racing, it wasn't long before she found herself working up the chain of command.
"Working three days a week, I managed to get enough money to get to the track," Bunny added. "Eighteen years later, I worked my way to a Vice President's position and I did it all without having an education." Over time, it became a challenge to maintain her busy schedule, and Bunny was faced with a decision to keep her job or continue racing.
" It's very hard to juggle family, husband and racing, so I told the job to take a flying leap."