Driving McCain Racing ’ s fan-favorite “ Bowser ” ‘ 71 Datsun , Ryan McCain lights the candles on an eighth-mile qualifying pass at the Shakedown Nationals . McCain , who appeared on the 2019 DI 30 Under 30 list with his brother , DJ , qualified No . 3 in X275 and raced to a second-round exit . Meanwhile , DJ scored a major win in Limited Drag Radial driving the “ Black Plague ” Mustang . The McCain brothers picked up another win in LDR with DJ driving and Ryan tuning when they won No Mercy 12 after a crash in qualifying .

Photograph by James Sisk Virginia Motorsports Park | Dinwiddie , Virginia | Thursday , September 16 , 2021

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