Drag Illustrated Issue 148, September 2019 | Page 6

DI148 FEATURES 26 Team Player Despite a résumé that boasts multiple NHRA Pro Stock world championships as a crew chief, Mark Ingersoll insists he’s just one small part of the large team of mechanical minds making up the Elite Motorsports powerhouse operation. By Josh Hachat 41 “All the Track Will Hold” 41 Shifting Gears Billy Wagner started his racing career in the early ‘90s working on an IHRA Pro Stock car, working with the class’ best while moving up to NHRA Pro Stock. Today, he’s using everything he learned to tune the PDRA Pro Outlaw 632 entry driven by his brother-in-law, Tony Gillig. By Nate Van Wagnen 87 Hogan’s Heroes A dominant 2018 NHRA Countdown performance and similarly unstoppable 2019 season left the drag racing world what kind of magic Steve Torrence had captured. As crew chief Richard Hogan explains, it’s a combination of people, planning, parts and team culture. By Brad Littlefield 94 Never Enough Five decades in drag racing has taught Top Alcohol Funny Car tuner Steve Boggs not to leave anything on the table. As a result, the Ohio-based crew chief has collected dozens of Wallys and a handful of championships partnered up with driver-turned-car owner Tony Bartone. By Kelly Wade DEPARTMENTS COV E RAG E CO LU MN 32 NMCA Joliet 54 On the Road The NMCA and NMRA’s annual combo race at Route 66 Raceway, the Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing, played host to some exciting storylines. By Mary Lendzion DI traveling columnist Van Abernethy’s recent journey through the Midwest brought him to Byron Dragway, an Illinois track popular with both racers and fans. CO LU MN 57 The Real Deal It’s said that hard work is the key to suc- cess, but how many are really putting that into practice? Tommy D’Aprile’s latest column dives into how hard work, persis- tence and the right attitude can pay off. ON THE COVER NHRA Pro Mod and drag radial crew chief Billy Stocklin as photographed by Cole Rokosky at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. 6 | Drag I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Issue 148 ENDERS 26 87