MOVERS & SHAKERS
‘ HOLLYWOOD ’ AND FAMILY : Radial vs . the World driver Mike Decker III and his wife , Hannah , proudly pose with their new baby girl , Scarlett , during the kids costume contest at No Mercy 11 .
FIERCELY FOCUSED : Longtime Texas radial racer Rick Thornton appears deep in thought as he waits to make a final Radial vs . the World qualifying pass in his new screwblown Corvette at Sweet 16 3.0 .
# SWANGANG : Outlaw racer Justin Swanstrom , who ’ s raced everything from Radial vs . the World to Street Outlaws : No Prep Kings , captures footage for his hugely popular YouTube channel , where he posts wild vlogs that reach hundreds of thousands of racing fans .
FAST FANS : A pair of young fans get their photo taken with Stevie “ Fast ” Jackson , who ran his infamous “ Shadow 2.0 ” Camaro Radial vs . the World entry at Sweet 16 3.0 but had to miss No Mercy 11 the following weekend to run Pro Mod at the NHRA Houston race .
HANCOCK PERFORMANCE PATRIARCH : Former Pro Nitrous driver James Hancock hangs out in the staging lanes with his nitrous-assisted Firebird driven by his son , longtime Radial vs . the World hitter Jamie Hancock .
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