“ I feel like we should have won three times this year but had nothing but bad luck . It ’ s just awesome to get this one .” - JASON LEE , FIRST-TIME NHRA PRO MOD WINNER

BOOSTED BUBBA : South Carolina ’ s Bubba Greene gets ready to strap into the screw-blown Corvette he now races in PDRA Pro Boost and outlaw Pro Mod events across the South . His brother and crew chief is the one and only Scotty Cannon .

RACING ROYALTY : “ Popeye ” Pat Musi and Richard “ The King ” Petty share a laugh as Musi points out the features of the Edelbrock-Musi 555 crate engine in the “ Hellcamino ” build at Petty ’ s Garage in Randleman , North Carolina .

BEHIND THE LENS : Krista Zivcic , who travels to races across the country filming clients for Corey Michalek ’ s React104 , switches to shooting still photos during the driver autograph session at Summit Motorsports Park ’ s Night Under Fire .

MILES ’ SMILES : PDRA Pro Jr . Dragster driver Danika Miles and her father , Top Dragster competitor Gabe Miles , snap a photo in the staging lanes before a qualifying pass at a recent PDRA race .

SPREADING THE WORD : God Speed Ministry volunteer Tammie Smith spreads messages of love and positivity to drivers and teams in the staging lanes at one of the PDRA ’ s most recent events .

PHOTOGRAPHS BY TARA BOWKER , JOE MCHUGH , DAVID HILNER , ROGER PEDERSEN , VAN ABERNETHY , PETTY ’ S GARAGE AND NHRA

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