Drag Illustrated Issue 137, October 2018 | Page 52
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Racer
Welcome
Party
DI Editor-in-Chief Nate Van Wagnen and
Design & Production Director Mike Carpenter What better way to kick off the biggest, richest Pro
Mod drag race in the history of the known universe
than with perhaps the second-biggest party in
drag racing? Held in the Top Eliminator Club on
Thursday night, the WSOPM Racer Welcome Party
brought together drivers, crew members, sponsors
and event staff for a catered meal and beverages
provided by Coors Light. The party was sponsored
by V. Gaines’ Western Group of Companies:
Winberg Crankshafts, MadCap Racing Engines,
Lazarus Race Cars, GRP Connecting Rods, Fineline
Graphics, and Gibtec Pistons. Karen Rector and
Alisha Buck
DI Sales Representative J.T. Hudson MagnaFuel Pro Star 16 driver Austin Philpot Courtney Enders-Lambert and Sadie Glenn
WSOPM founder Wes Buck with One Cure’s
Greg and Zander Schumann DI Senior Sales Executive Will Mandell and
Publisher Scott Dorman Wes Buck and
his father, Eddie
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