“It’s really rewarding any time you can win. (Pro Nitrous) is a max-effort racing class.
It isn’t something you can take lightly.” - JAY COX
MOVERS & SHAKERS
PASSING THE TORCH: John Pluchino
can’t help but smile as he climbs out
of his Strutmasters.com ‘13 Mustang
Extreme Pro Stock car after one
final test pass at the PDRA Maryland
event. The next morning, the 2016
world champion let son Johnny
enter the car in the race to prepare
for his quarter-mile NHRA Mountain
Motor Pro Stock debut at Bristol.
POPPIN’ BOTTLES: Defending PDRA Elite Top
Sportsman world champion Donny “Hollywood”
Urban slips a fresh nitrous bottle into his
Nesbitt-powered ‘69 Camaro in the pits at the
PDRA North-South Shootout.
PRONTO PROUD: Blake Alexander, who returned to
CROSE
Funny Car this with his own operation this season
after scoring two Top Fuel wins in 2018, hangs
out before making a pass in his Daniel Wilkerson-
tuned Pronto Auto Service Centers Mustang.
IT’S BRITTANY: NHRA’s pre-race ceremonies
this season have included interviews with
various stars of the sport, like 2017 Top Fuel
world champion Brittany Force, who answered
questions at Topeka before strapping into her
Advance Auto Parts dragster.
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HOLDING COURT: Known for his energetic, motivational talks, three-time
NHRA Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown swaps stories with the Lex
Joon Racing team, including Gerda, Lex’s wife and team manager.
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