Steve Drongowski hangs on for a wild ride as his Buck-powered ’ 55 Chevy carries the front wheels down almost the entire eighth-mile racing surface at the PDRA Brian Olson Memorial World Finals . With Pro Nitrous star Chris Rini calling the shots , Drongowski raced his way to a semifinal finish , often riding the wheelie bars well past the 330-foot mark . The Ohio driver scored a win in Elite Top Sportsman at the PDRA Northern Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway earlier in the season , and he ’ s sure to be a contender when the series picks up again in April .

Photograph by Tara Bowker Virginia Motorsports Park | Dinwiddie , Virginia | Sunday , October 17 , 2021

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