Drag Illustrated Issue 149, October 2019 | Page 93
BIG
MAN
ON CAMPUS
BY JOSH HACHAT
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE M C HUGH
LONG TIME COMING
Scott Oksas referred to the World
Series of Pro Mod victory as the
biggest win of his decade-long fast
doorslammer racing career. The
boisterous, fun-loving wheelman
didn’t play it down in the winner’s
circle and throughout his well-
deserved DI cover shoot on the
Bandimere Speedway starting line.
October 2019
SCOTT OKSAS SCORES
CAREER-DEFINING
WIN AT THE WORLD
SERIES OF PRO MOD
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There were times when Scott Oksas thought
about calling it a career. It usually happened during
a frustrating stretch when an engine would blow
or parts needed replaced, or the burly Californian
wouldn’t find the success he wanted.
He had won races, but Oksas was still looking
for that career-defining moment in his Pro Mod
pursuits. He started that particular dream a de-
cade ago, simply hoping to put together a com-
petitive program.
But as Oksas basked in the limelight at Bandi-
mere Speedway, doused in champagne and grin-
ning from ear to ear with his family in tow, he
finally had a win for the ages.
His career took a major turn when he added
Jeff Pierce as the tuner late last year, and Oksas
was downright nasty in his turbocharged RJ Race
Cars Ford Shelby Mustang on Thunder Mountain.
That included a winning blast of 5.882-seconds
at 247.38 mph in the final round against Doug
Winters to claim victory at the third annual D rag
I llustrateD World Series of Pro Mod presented
by J&A Service, Elite Motorsports, Big O Tires
and benefiting One Cure at Bandimere Speedway.
He reeled off a profanity-laced celebration as
the car came to the stop at the top end, celebrat-
ed with his team, raised the massive $100,000
check high above his massive frame, worked the
microphone with jubilant excitement and soaked
up every minute he could.
After 10 long years of grinding through the ups
and down, Oksas had reached the mountaintop in
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