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Line & Anderson to the Front

Virtually unbeatable in NHRA Pro Stock ’ s fuel injection era , Jason Line and Greg Anderson open up all on all things winning . By Nate Van Wagnen

Bottle Fed

PDRA Pro Nitrous heavy-hitter Tommy Franklin has set the pace in one of drag racing ’ s most exciting eliminators , and isn ’ t afraid to talk about it . By Lisa Collier

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Wolfe Returns

Amongst small tire racing ’ s most feared competitors , David Wolfe made his long awaited return to drag radial racing at the recently-completed Lights Out 7 event in Valdosta , Georgia , but wasn ’ t satifised with the results . By Ainsley Jacobs

Doubling Down

It ’ s not at all uncommon to see racers double-enter a drag race , especially at Lights Out 7 , but it ’ s almost always to treat one as a test bed in hopes of being more competitive in the other . Not the case for one Barry Mitchell . The North Carolina native entered his nitrous-assisted , fourth-generation Camaro in both Pro 275 and Outlaw Drag Radial fully expecting to win them both , and he did just that . By Ainsley Jacobs

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Considering the tumultuous happenings of the 2016 racing season , DI ’ s Editor-in-Chief has a lot on his mind . By Wes Buck

DIRT

Leah Forges Forward

Leah Pritchett has had a breakout year in 2016 , but only time will tell how one of drag racing ’ s fastest females will rebound from an unexpected setback . By Nate Van Wagnen

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ON THE COVER Lights Out 7 ’ s Radial vs . World champion Keith Berry as photographed by Ian Tocher at Pro Line Racing Engines in Ball Ground , Georgia .

CLOSE-UP

Stevie Jackson

The one-and-only “ Stevie Fast ” talks about his shot-heard-round-the-world 3.75-second blast on drag radials at North Star Dragway in Texas . By Wes Buck

PHOTOS : NHRA / NATIONAL DRAGSTER , JT HUDSON , CHRIS SEARS

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