Drag Illustrated Issue 140, January 2019 | Page 44

MOVERS & SHAKERS Power Posse SHIFTING GEARS Indiana native Dave Hill is all smiles after recording a career-best 5.79 at over 250 mph in Keith Engling’s Hurst Oldsmobile Pro Mod, which was equipped with an all-new 7-speed Liberty transmission. An all-star group: Rick Hord, Clint Satterfield, Carl Stevens Jr. and Sr., Frankie Taylor and Dick Hord gathers on the return road at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after a long day of racing. SERIOUS BUSINESS Mid-West Pro Mod Series drivers Jeff Cummins and Ron Muenks listen intently at the drivers meeting during the Elite 16 weekend at the Texas Motorplex. HISTORY MAKERS PAPARAZZI Mel Roth’s Street Car Super Nationals has become a destination event for talent not just on track, but also along the other side of the wall and in the media center, as evidenced by the presence of veteran DI photographer John Fore III, PSCA photographer Steve Carlton and Free Life Films’ Hans Pierre Jr. 44 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Jay Boddie and Giuseppe Gentile were two of the four competitors in the first known four-wide grudge race, held during the Street Car Super Nationals in Las Vegas. Gentile came out ahead in the $10,000- to-win match, which also included Mark Woodruff and Eric Kvilhaug. Issue 140