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TG Paschal holds a commanding lead with three wins . “ I ’ m just going to stay focused , stay consistent and keep doing what I know how to do ,” Kissinger says of his strategy for the rest of the season .
Outside of racing his own car , Kissinger is also involved with building cars for other racers . He works alongside his father , Kerry , at Ken ’ s Kustom Chassis , which his grandfather Ken started in 1985 . Jarrod does
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a little bit of everything at the shop , from paint and bodywork to fabricating chassis components and setting up suspensions .
One of Kissinger ’ s most recent projects was a new Top Dragster build for fellow Jr . Dragster grad Nicole Zuccarelli . The Kissingers had to work long hours to get the car completed in time for Zuccarelli to make her debut in the car at the inaugural PDRA American Doorslammer Challenge
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at Summit Motorsports Park in late May .
“ We got it back from powder coating on Monday before the race ,” Kissinger says . “ By Wednesday it was completely wired , plumbed , fired up and ready to go .”
Long , hard hours of work aren ’ t uncommon for Kissinger and his familybased team , which also includes his mom , Sharon . They have a growing
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waiting list for projects like dragsters , street cars , imports and more . Between running the shop , racing the full PDRA schedule , and competing at various local events , the family stays busy but makes sure to enjoy themselves at the same time .
“ We have a waiting list of big jobs like complete cars to build that ’ s out to August of next year ,” Kissinger says . “ It ’ s really stressful most of the time , but it ’ s also really fun .”
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