TICKET TAKER : Billy “ Ticket Taker ” Driscoll , a longtime behind-the-scenes player at Donald Long ’ s races , sports a “ Make Drag Racing Great Again ” hat while roaming the pits at Lights Out 13 . |
KEN KERSHAW : Florida ’ s Ken Kershaw passed away February 17 after a lengthy and hard-fought battle with COVID . Kershaw spent time as a race official at Palm Beach International Raceway and IHRA before joining PDRA as the tech director , where he spearheaded the adoption of the Pro 632 class . He later owned and raced a Chassis Engineering-built Camaro in Outlaw 632 events . Race in peace , Ken . |
CALIFORNIA COOL : Hot rod builder Dennis Taylor , who grew up in Southern California but now resides in Arkansas , leans on the twin-turbo ‘ 55 Chevy driven by daughter Alex Taylor at Sick Week . |
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRIS SEARS , MELLIE SNEDEKER , COLE REYNOLDS , TARA BOWKER , AND NHRA |