DI 30 UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2015 Vincent Nobile , Leah Pritchett , Justen Moser , Kirk Wolf , Mark Savage , Mia Tedesco , Rickie Jones , Megan Fessel Schumacher , Cameron Ferre , Matt Sackman , Daniel Pharris , Preston Tanner , Audrey Worm , Steven Whiteley , Jonnie Lindberg , Kyle Dvorak , Tera Wendland-Graves , Jared Johnston , Donovan Stott , Brittany Force , Tyler Crossnoe , Drew Skillman , Ashley Sanford , John Paul Gutierrez , Jon Schaffer , PJ North , Corey Michalek , Jimmy Sackuvich , Lizzy Musi and Troy Coughlin Jr .

DI 30 UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2016 Jonnie Lindberg , Dan Ferguson , Jason Gardner , Bronson Dunne , Jason Hamstra , Cory Reed , Sarah Edwards , Alex Hays , Gage Burch , Amanda Boicesco , Caleb Cox , Kevin Brannon , Ryan Rakestraw , Ty Tutterow , Cody Medeisis , Justin Lamb , Krista Baldwin , Chuck Grospitch , Jimmy Daniels , Jeff Pierce , Joe Albrecht , Shane Westerfield , Christopher Menapace , Alex Laughlin , Brandon Seraphine , Doug Foley Jr ., Alex Taylor , Justin Kirk , Megan Meyer and Trevor Larson .

DI 30 UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2017 LE Tonglet , Matt Bynum , Courtney Force , Ray Miller III , Zach Sackman , Nathan Vanbeek , Lyle Barnett , Daniel McKune , Cade Poe , Daniel Wilkerson , Drew Austin , Austin Williams , Robert Bauer III , David “ Bird ” Jones , Jamie Hancock , Tanner Gray , Bob Mandell II , Johnny Pluchino , Dillon Voss , Cory Voss , Johnny Ezell , Blake Housley , Dennis Klangebo , Michael Recchia Jr ., Andrew Johnson , Tylor Miller , Justin Ashley , Jordan Grunwald , Chase Copeland and Aaron Stanfield .

DI 30 UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2018 Blake Alexander , Hector Arana Jr ., Cory Gulitti , Jordan Ensslin , Matthew DeYoung , Tyler Bohannon , Cam Clark , Jake Simmons , Brandon Greco , Devin Isenhower , Nicole Liberty , Kyle Lang , Cole Rokosky , Madyson Ayesh , Jimmy Plimpton Jr ., Justin Hutto , Santo Rapisarda Jr ., Santino Rapisarda , Jake Howard , Sadie Glenn , Daniel Young , Edmond Ellison , Caleb Ellison , Jake Sanders , Rachel Meyer , Camrie Caruso , Mike Decker III , Andy Schmall , Ashley Pritchett , Charles Myers , Kris Whitfield , Marina Anderson

DI 30 UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2019 Matt Dadas , Gage Burch , Austin Prock , Haley James , Patrick Miller , Justin Carmack , Chase Freeman , DJ McCain , Ryan McCain , Jordan Vandergriff , Kellan Farmer , Cody Lane , Justin Jones , Bobby Ince Jr . Joey Haas , Preston Pennington , Chris Garner-Jones , Allie Bland , Cody Bland , Julie Nataas , Victor Alvarez , John Dougherty , Kyle Bigley , Hunter Patton , Blake Copson , Cole Cummings , Mike Mullaney , Tricia Musi , Matthew Lunsford , Will Smith , Kyle Cultrera , Joe Hunt

FIVE YEARS ago , Zach Jones installed a 10-foot printer in his parent ’ s garage in the hopes of building his own graphics business . These days , it ’ s safe to say the 30-year-old Huntsville , Alabama-area native has found his niche in the industry .

Jones now works out of a 4,000-square-foot building , as his Z7GFX company designs and produces stickers , decals and labels for some of the biggest names in the industry .

Jones continues to be the co-promoter for Radial Fest at Huntsville Dragway , too , something he started in 2014 and remains a hit in the radial world . Combined , Jones puts in ample work trying to live his dream in a sport he loves .

“ I ’ m very lucky and fortunate , and I try not to take it for granted ,” Jones says . “ It ’ s not easy , but I ’ ve been around racing for practically all my life and this is what I like to do .”

Jones started Radial Fest in college and it has continued to grow even as interests have shifted in the drag radial world . He ’ s moved the focus of Radial Fest to Limited Drag Radial and X275 , and the race continues to be a hit , drawing the most entries ever for the latest race earlier in November . Jones said 250 entries were on the property for the latest Radial Fest , a sign that Jones and the track are doing things the right way .

“ It ’ s a lot about looking around and seeing what ’ s strong locally with the classes ,” Jones believes . “ Limited Drag Radial is plenty fast enough and the spectator crowd hasn ’ t fallen off with the focus on that and X275 . People around here just love drag racing .”

Count Jones as one of them . He became interested in graphic design in college , made the ambitious move to start his business – starting with installing the massive printer in his parent ’ s garage – and has seen impressive success .

He now works with the likes of Proline Racing , Menscer Motorsports , No Prep Kings superstar Ryan Martin and a number of NHRA Pro Mod and drag radial drivers , designing vinyl stickers , labels , racer decals , number sets and much more . He ’ s upgraded to a bigger facility , adding another printer and additional items , and realizes the potential for long-term success .

“ I love doing that stuff ,” Jones says . “ We do a lot of commercial work as well , but we do a lot of drag racing stuff because that ’ s what I like .”

– JOSH HACHAT DI

PHOTOGRAPH BY ZACH JONES

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