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FEATURES
26 Pro Stock’s
Resurgence
“All the Track
Will Hold”
NHRA Pro Stock drivers Deric Kramer,
Erica Enders, Jason Line and team
owner Richard Freeman break down
why the class has grown out of its
rough patch, going from short fields to
16-plus cars at every race with more on
the way. By Josh Hachat
30 Audrey Worm
Owns It
Audrey Worm appeared in the inau-
gural Drag Illustrated 30 Under 30
issue in December 2015 with the bold
goal of one day racing NHRA Top Fuel.
Today, she has several Top Fuel races
under her belt and is just steps away
from owning her own team.
By Kelly Wade
36 Gage Burch Wins Big
At 19 years old, Gage Burch had already
developed a reputation as one of the
sport’s best bracket racers before he
turned on the final win light at SFG
Promotions’ $500,000 race in Martin,
Michigan. By Brandon W. Mudd
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90 No-Prep’s Royal
Roundtable
With a unique blend of real, live
drag racing and reality TV drama,
Discovery’s Street Outlaws: No Prep
Kings has attracted the attention of
millions of viewers and the hardcore
drag racing community. Several stars of
the show explain why it’s taken off in a
big way. By Craig Cook
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38 Ron Leek
56 On the Road
Ron Leek was best known as the longtime
owner and announcer at Byron Dragway,
but his impact on the sport went far
beyond calling races and giving racers a
place to call home. By Brian Lohnes
Flipping through old photos in-
spired a trip down memory lane for
Van Abernethy, who shares some
of his fondest memories of Bristol
Dragway in this month’s column.
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60 Tuned Up
The unique aspects of the NHRA’s Top Alcohol
Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes
have made them an afterthought in some circles,
but Will Hanna thinks it’s time to reconsider the
sport’s quickest and fastest sportsman classes.
ON THE COVER PDRA Pro Nitrous star Jay Cox as photographed by Rick Belden
at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, North Carolina.
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