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62 2019 Buyer’s Guide
Dozens of manufacturers submitted
their latest, greatest offerings to
the drag racing community to be
included in our expanded 2019
Buyer’s Guide. Featuring products for
everything from small-block Chevy-
powered bracket cars to screw-blown
Pro Mods, our fourth annual Buyer’s
Guide serves as a preview for the
trade show season and a head start
on your offseason shopping list.
“All the Track
Will Hold”
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WSOPM 2019
Pro Mod racers from both coasts
and points in between converged on
“Thunder Mountain” to race for the
$100,000 winner-take-all prize at
the World Series of Pro Mod. Meet
the 11 Pro Mod competitors, plus the
standout racers who won big in the
several other WSOPM classes.
By Josh Hachat,
Nate Van Wagnen & Craig Cook
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98 DOUG WINTERS
103 STEVIE JACKSON
105 RICK SNAVELY
111 JB STRASSWEG
115 BRANDON McBRIDE
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DEPARTMENTS
8 Letter from the Founder
DI and WSOPM founder Wes Buck dives into the some-
times-rocky story of how the third annual World Series of
Pro Mod came together in the face of adversity. The process
tested Buck’s resolve, but the challenges made the victories
– big and small – even sweeter as the event came together
with the help of the racers, fans, sponsors and officials.
DI CO LU MNIST
46 On the Road
Roving columnist Van Abernethy made an outright vacation
out of his WSOPM trip, taking in the local scenery after the
race. From Dinosaur Ridge ( just a stone’s throw away from
Bandimere Speedway) to the breathtaking Rocky Mountain
National Park in nearby Estes Park, Abernethy shares some
of his favorite Denver spots in this month’s column.
ON THE COVER Third annual Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod champion Scott Oksas
as photographed by Joe McHugh at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado.
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