MOVERS & SHAKERS
Pro Nitrous Pals
Pat Musi Racing Engines president Lizzy Musi poses for a photo with engine shop
customer Marcus Birt as the two wait for their second qualifying session at the
PDRA Spring Nationals at Darlington Dragway.
BACK IN ACTION Among the first stops during DI Senior Edi-
tor Ian Tocher’s return to the track was the pit area of Extreme
Pro Stock veteran John Montecalvo, where he snagged this
selfie with Sonny Leonard and Todd Hoerner of Sonny’s Racing
Engines, and Montecalvo himself.
MR. AND MRS. TURBO TODD Feared PDRA Pro Boost pilot
“Turbo Todd” Moyer and his wife, Kathaleen, stand alongside
the Pasadena, Texas driver’s Xtreme Racing Engines-powered
‘15 Camaro in advance of a qualifying pass at Maryland.
STATUS UPDATE
NHRA alcohol racing legend Frank Manzo, tuner
for the Mike Castellana-driven AAP ‘17 Camaro Pro
Mod, gets a starting-line update from NHRA chief
starter Mike Gittings during a break in the action.
Doorman
Knoxville, Tennessee-based NHRA Top Dragster wheelman BIll Earnest is all smiles as he
prepares for a qualifying attempt in his showstopping Total Garage Store Top Dragster.
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HELPING HAND
PDRA Pro Boost driver Tommy Gray
lends a hand to competitor Marc
Caruso after the chutes deployed on
Caruso’s Roots-blown ‘14 Camaro
while sitting in the staging lanes.