Drag Illustrated Issue 127, November 2017 | Page 40
“That (dragster) wasn’t going to last forever, even if I didn’t run into the wall with it.
What we do is we race. You climb back in them and keep going.” - Steve Torrence
MOVERS & SHAKERS
MOUNTAIN MEN
GREEN MACHINE
Aside from a red #MakeDragRacingGreatAgain wristband, PDRA Pro Extreme Motorcycle rider
Spencer Allen is covered in vibrant green hues, beginning with his spiky, neon green mohawk.
Mountain motor Pro Stock veteran
Elijah Morton poses with his engine
builder, Mike Allen Sr., who was
recently honored as the grand
marshal in his hometown’s annual
Riverfront Festival parade.
PINKED OUT
Retiring NHRA
Funny Car driver
Alexis DeJoria
and Pro Stock
Motorcycle wife-
and-husband
teammates Angie
and Matt Smith pose
for a quick photo
between autograph
signings at the
Fremont Street
Fanfest before the
Las Vegas race.
#VEGASSTRONG
Multi-time NHRA Pro Stock world champions
Jason Line and Greg Anderson, whose
KB Racing team is owned by Las Vegas
businessman Ken Black, were two of the
numerous drivers to honor the victims of the
recent Las Vegas mass shooting.
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PRO MOD POWER PLAYERS
Danny Rowe Racing teammates Steve Matusek and Danny Rowe, DRAG ILLUSTRATED
Editor-in-Chief Wes Buck and NHRA Pro Mod Rookie of the Year Steve “Stevie Fast”
Jackson catch up during the SEMA Show.
Issue 127