MOVERS & SHAKERS
NEW GUY
ON THE BLOCK
William Tharpe is
excited to be at the
helm of the historic
Atlanta Dragway.
Tharpe developed
a proven track
record of successful
programs during his
extensive manage-
ment role at Ohio’s
Kil-Kare Dragway,
and is now looking
forward to imple-
menting his ideas as
the track manager in
Atlanta.
LASER FOCUS
Tuner Jon Salemi looks on intently as Steve King
prepares to make a record-breaking 5.71-second
blast at 257 mph in Gene Pilot’s ‘69 Camaro dur-
ing Friday night qualifying at the NEOPM’s June
race at Capitol Raceway.
#MRALLACCESS
Hype man Jason Logan demonstrates the
“Face the Cookie” challenge for a pair of young
contestants hoping to win a prize pack during a
brief break in on-track action at the PDRA Fire-
cracker Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.
YEAR OF THE
DRAGON
The ever-positive
Ric Fleck and his
South-Carolina
based team enjoyed
their best outing yet
in PDRA Pro Boost
at the Firecracker
Nationals, where
Fleck in the “Dragon
III” ‘41 Willys
qualified No. 2 and
earned his first
PDRA victory.
Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch from Virginia is a fun-loving group of racers that began traveling together a few years back. Founding members include Stuart Patterson (who owns the
Olds Cutlass) and his brother, Gary Holmes, along with many friends, family and other racers, including Delton Hairfield, who once won a 10-grander with the Cutlass.
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