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“All the Track
Will Hold”
FEATURES
WORLD DOORSLAMMER
NATIONALS
Doorslammer racing took center
stage in early March when dozens of
Pro Stock and Pro Mod teams flocked
to Orlando Speed World Dragway to
compete for a share of the $300,000
in prize money. Ideal weather
conditions and a perfectly prepped
track helped racers set personal bests,
world records and incredibly tight
fields. By Nate Van Wagnen
& Josh Hachat
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70 GREG ANDERSON
71 JUSTIN BOND
73 DILLON VOSS
74 MARTY ROBERTSON
77 KYLE KORETSKY
78 JASON SCRUGGS
Tragedy to Triumph
In 2012, Pro Mod driver Dan Parker
was involved in a terrifying, high-speed
crash that left him 100% blind. Parker
didn’t let that stop his need for speed,
as he became the fastest blind man
in America with a 153.8 mph effort in
ECTA land speed competition earlier
this spring. By Ainsley Jacobs
DEPARTMENTS
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COLUMN
16 Letter from the Editor
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Editor-in-Chief Nate Van Wagnen dives into what it took to
put on the inaugural World Doorslammer Nationals, and
why it felt like a major victory for the Drag Illustrated
staff and the other teams that came together to put on the
historic happening.
COLUMN
The Real Deal
Tommy D’Aprile’s return to quarter-mile racing was a rollercoaster
ride, from the high of recording a career-best pass at the World
Doorslammer Nationals to the low of being sent home from the
coronavirus-canceled Gatornationals. The Pro Mod veteran explains
how he reacted to the trials.
ON THE COVER Inaugural Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals
event champions Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Alex Laughlin as illustrated by Josh Dixon.
PHOTOS: RICK HEAD, WAYNE STEWART, CHRIS SIMMONS
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