PHOTOGRAPH BY VAN ABERNETHY ROCKINGHAM DRAGWAY • ROCKINGHAM , NORTH CAROLINA • SATURDAY , APRIL 10TH , 2010
MOUNTAIN MOTOR PRO STOCK ‘ ROCKS ’
John Montecalvo , then the newly crowned 2009 IHRA Pro Stock world champion , lays down a smoky burnout across the starting line at North Carolina ’ s iconic Rockingham Dragway . This photo was taken at an event held in conjunction with the Mountain Motor Pro Stock Association , which was formed after the IHRA dropped Pro Stock from its lineup for the 2010 season . Montecalvo went on to reach the semifinals in the event . Later that season , he secured the ADRL Extreme Pro Stock world championship . In more recent years , the Long Islander won the 2019 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock title and the $ 25,000-to-win inaugural $ hameless Racing Mountain Motor Pro Stock Invitational presented by Seminole Paving at the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod earlier this season .
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