MOVERS & SHAKERS
SWEPT UP : PDRA chief starter Kyle Lang tidies up the starting line between passes . Sporting his trademark cigar and tall socks , the young Indianapolis native has become a trusted figure on the starting line at PDRA races and major events at Virginia Motorsports Park .
GIVING DIRECTION : Lloyd Cox lines up his son , Pro Nitrous star Jay Cox , on the starting line at Maryland International Raceway , where Cox has multiple PDRA wins in his Buck-powered “ Pumpkin ” ‘ 69 Camaro .
LEADING LADY : Denise Quartuccio stands alongside the “ Serial Killer ” ‘ 69 Camaro driven by her husband , Ken Quartuccio , in PDRA and NEOPMA races up and down the East Coast . The Quartuccio family has quickly caught on to big-tire Pro Mod racing after years in the small-tire world .
BACK IN THE SEAT : Longtime Mountain Motor Pro Stock racer Dean Goforth , who stepped away from racing a few years ago , returns to the driver ’ s seat to steer Chris Powers ’ brand-new Camaro down the track in the Extreme Pro Stock parade as a tribute to Goforth ’ s late friend and engine builder , Sonny Leonard .
TOO COOL : Coolidge Rivenbark , son of twotime PDRA Pro Boost world champion Kevin Rivenbark , poses for a photo with his GALOT Motorsports Jr . Dragster in the staging lanes at Virginia Motorsports Park .
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