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26 Practice Makes
Perfect
“All the Track
Will Hold”
78
Dozens of racers - including the
defending NHRA Pro Stock world
champion - turned out to participate in
sportsman racer Don O’Neal’s Drag-
stersForSale.com Practice Tree race in
Evansville, IN, where cash prizes and
race entries were up for grabs.
36 Mod Nationals
One of the fastest-growing events in the
Southeast, the Mod Nationals attracts
hundreds of modular-motored Ford
entries to battle it out on the South
Georgia eighth- and quarter-mile.
By Van Abernethy
SPECIAL SECTION
78 The Hottest 2018
Six years strong, DRAG
ILLUSTRATED’s Hottest List highlights
women from all walks of life that move
the needle, spark conversation, lead the
charge and keep drag racing’s collective
temperature rising year-after-year.
By Drag Illustrated Staff
36
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111 Q&A: Tyler Crossnoe
Ace track prep specialist Tyler Crossnoe
will add another feather to his traction-
compound-laced cap this season as he’s
signed on to handle the track prep for
the PDRA’s eight-race season.
By Josh Hachat
T RI BUT E
40 Tim Marshall
A drag racing photographer since
well before the days of digital camera
technology, Tim Marshall dedicated his
life to photographing the action at drag
strips around SoCal and beyond.
CO LU MN
52 Tuned Up
Veteran blown alcohol tuner Will
Hanna is back with the second install-
ment of his new DRAG ILLUSTRAT-
ED column, this month discussing the
importance of keeping good records.
DIALE D IN
55 Muncie Dragway
After purchasing Muncie Dragway and
pouring time and money into its revi-
talization, Scott and Dawn Daniels find
themselves as the proud owners of one
of the Midwest racing scene’s gems.
ON THE COVER PDRA Pro Boost star Melanie Salemi as photographed by Cole Rokosky at G-Force Race Cars in Tonawanda, New York.
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