DI155
FEATURES
18 Brooke Miller’s
Next Step
18
“All the Track
Will Hold”
Three different championships and a
runner-up finish in a two-year span
showcased what Brooke Miller was
capable of in a Jr. Dragster. Now, the
15-year-old is taking on 4.50 index rac-
ing in a Buck-powered Top Sportsman
Camaro.
By Josh Hachat
28 New Beginnings
Valerie Clements may have taken a
short hiatus from drag racing, but the
Ultra Street and NMRA Renegade
competitor is planning to turn every-
thing up a notch, making numerous
changes both on and off the track.
By Craig Cook
SPECIAL SECTION
76 Women of
Power 2020
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32
DEPARTMENTS
COV E RAG E
32 World Doorslammer Nationals
Paying $75,000 to the Pro Stock winner and $50,000 to the Pro Mod
victor, the inaugural Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals
presented by CTech Manufacturing was one of the last major drag races of
the spring, taking over Orlando just before drag racing came to a halt.
By Nate Van Wagnen
CAU G H T !
52 Paula Martin
The ‘90s NHRA/IHRA/AHRA Funny Car driver is back
behind the wheel of a nitro-burning Funny Car, capable
of stunning, fiery launches like this one photographed
at the Funny Car Chaos season opener in Lufkin, Texas.
By Nate Van Wagnen
ON THE COVER X275 driver and no-prep rookie Kallee Mills as photographed by Rick Belden
at the Rick Belden Photography studio in Huntersville, North Carolina.
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I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com
Issue 155
RICHARDS
With a new name, our eighth annual
issue dedicated to the women in
drag racing with the most power and
potential covers several subsections of
the sport. From drivers pulling double
duty in high-level doorslammer drag
racing to the content creator tasked
with keeping the NHRA’s millions of
fans engaged online, these features tell
the stories of women who are breaking
barriers, setting trends and inspiring
others.