MOVERS & SHAKERS
FLORIDA RACING ROYALTY : South Florida native Darrell Gwynn made the trip north to Bradenton Motorsports Park for the U . S . Street Nationals , where the former Top Fuel driver turned team owner visited friends and took in some racing action .
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY : Manny Buginga is understandably happy after setting a new Pro 275 E . T . record with his 3.72 in U . S . Street Nationals Friday qualifying .
HOPES AND DREAMS CRUSHER : Multi-talented tuner Phil Shuler scopes out the racing surface before Stevie Jackson ’ s screw-blown “ Shadow 2.0 ” Radial vs . the World Camaro rolls through the water box .
‘ BATMAN ’ BOUNCES BACK : Pro Mod driver Jerico Balduf collects his thoughts after an oil line failure caused him to hit Stan Shelton ’ s Mustang shortly after launching on a test pass . Balduf patched up his “ Batman ” ‘ 69 Chevelle for qualifying .
BIG COUNTRY : Grudge racing veteran Corey “ Big Country ” Swanstrom puts on his headset before Mike Stavrinos comes to the starting line in his “ Al Capone ” ‘ 69 Camaro , which Swanstrom tuned to the Florida N / T Shootout victory at Bradenton .
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