Drag Illustrated Issue 127, November 2017 | Page 14

BACKING IT UP DI 30 Under 30 Class of 2016 honoree Jimmy Daniels accepts the $15,000 winner’s check from Mopar Motorsports Marketing Manager Dale Aldo after claiming victory in the 17th annual Mopar HEMI Challenge during the NHRA U.S. Nationals. It was the second consecutive Challenge win for Daniels, 21, who was driving the same 1968 Dodge Dart his father, Jim, drove to victory in 2010. “It’s an unbelievable experience,” Daniels gushed. “I can’t describe it.” Photograph by FCA Media Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis | Indianapolis, Indiana | Friday, September 1, 2017 14 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Issue 127