Drag Illustrated Issue 135, August 2018 | Page 38

MOVERS & SHAKERS MOPAR Or No Car Dahrl Clark makes a between-round adjust- ment on the 499 ci big-block engine that resides between the frame rails of his trusty ‘68 Dodge Dart. This vintage Mopar has been on the drag strip since the 1970s with a variety of owners. EE TO WSOPM Two-time NHRA world champion Erica Enders accepts her invitation from race founder Wes Buck to compete in the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod. The Pro Mod newcomer will drive the turbocharged Elite Motorsports ‘17 Camaro owned by the Hairston family. OFF WEEKEND When 25-year-old Matt Sackman isn’t servicing the cylinder heads on Antron Brown’s championship- winning Top Fuel dragster, he can be found driving the Sackman Boyz Racing Top Dragster he shares with younger brother Zach. Both brothers are past DI 30 Under 30 honorees. DartZaster Jim Falbe has owned and raced this “DartZaster II” ‘68 Dodge Dart GTS for the last 26 years. Among his favorite wins with the car happened at Coles County Dragway in Charleston, Illinois, when he won a Wally trophy in Super Pro during NHRA’s 50th Anniversary season. THE SWEDE LIFE After winning back-to-back NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car world championships, Sweden’s Jonnie Lindberg seems to be enjoying his new gig as the driver of Jim Head’s nitro Funny Car, a position he’s held since early 2017. 38 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Issue 135