Drag Illustrated Issue 122, June 2017 | Page 21

BACK-UP BOY Longtime Torrence Racing crew member Gary Pritchett provides a little manpower to get Steve Torrence’s 10,000-horsepower Capco Contractors Top Fuel dragster rolling back to the starting line after performing his burnout. Pritchett, who is married to competing NHRA Top Fuel star Leah Pritchett, has faced off against his wife on numerous occasions, with Torrence holding a 5-4 record against Pritchett after the NHRA Summernationals. Photograph by Rick Belden Bristol Dragway | Bristol, Tennessee | Friday, June 16, 2017 June 2017 DragIllustrated.com | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | 21