Drag Illustrated Issue 144, May 2019 | Page 6

DI144 FEATURES 18 Back-to-Back For the second year in a row, Califor- nian Bobby Cottrell scored the Nostal- gia Funny Car victory at the prestigious 61st annual Good Vibrations Motor- sports March Meet, piloting Bucky Austin’s Bardahl ’69 Camaro fuel coupe a meaningful win at “the Patch.” By Craig Cook 88 “All the Track Will Hold” 26 Dream Come True Two years after envisioning a competitive centrifugal supercharged Hemi combination for Pro Mod and Radial vs. the World, Proline Racing co-founder Eric Dillard reflects on the rise of the company’s record-breaking ProCharger combo and the potential that remains. By Josh Hachat 88 Nitrous-Fed Feuds Are nitrous-assisted NHRA Pro Mod cars tapped out? How has the approach to tuning a nitrous car changed over the last decade? Will we ever see bullhorns return to prominence? Drag Illustrated asked those questions – and more – to a panel of industry insiders. By Nate Van Wagnen 100 Internationally Known Mexico’s Fernando Cuadra left the NHRA Pro Stock scene in 2004 after a tsunami wiped out his boot factory in Indonesia. Now, he’s back to racing and he’s bringing his three sons along for the ride, with Fernando Cuadra Jr. leading the next generation’s jump up to Pro Stock. By Kelly Wade 26 100 COV ERAG E 43 PDRA East Coast Nationals The all-eighth-mile PDRA began its sixth season with record performances and tight racing at one of the South- east’s finest drag strips, GALOT Motorsports Park in Ben- son, North Carolina. Recap the hottest performances in the pro classes in the DI Top 3 List. By Nate Van Wagnen DI CO LU MNIST 60 The Enders Elevation Trackside hype man “Mr. Mello Yello” Jason Logan is tasked with entertaining crowds across the country whenever there’s a break in the action at each of the 24 stops on the NHRA Mello Yello Series. It’s a role he’s learned to embrace after more than 20 years on the job. By Courtney Enders-Lambert ON THE COVER Lights Out X Radial vs. the World winner Alex Laughlin as photographed by Bryan Epps at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Georgia. 6 | Drag I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Issue 144 DEPARTMENTS