MOVERS & SHAKERS
SIGNED BY SMOKE : NASCAR Cup Series and IndyCar champion Tony Stewart signs autographs for the fans at Summit Motorsports Park ’ s Night Under Fire . While Stewart is a Top Fuel rookie this season , he was competing in Top Alcohol Dragster at the event .
CONTEMPLATIVE CAPPS : Threetime NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps is focused on the task at hand as his Dean “ Guido ” Antonelli-led NAPA AutoCare team prepares to warm up his Toyota GR Supra in the pits at Summit Motorsports Park .
MO-KAN ROYALTY : Mo-Kan Dragway starter Mike Hodge ( left ) and track owner Carl Blanton cruise the pits during the Nitro Chaos race they hosted over the summer . Hodge has been involved with the track for more than 35 years , spending many of those as the starter .
TOP SPEED TASCA : Bob Tasca III , who quite frequently leaves any given NHRA national event with top speed honors in Funny Car , stops for a quick photo while suiting up to make a pass in his Ford Performance Dark Horse Mustang at the Thunder Valley Nationals .
WELCOME HOME , CLAY : Summit Motorsports Park track president Bill Bader Jr . welcomes Top Fuel driver Clay Millican back to Norwalk during the track ’ s Night Under Fire pre-race parade . Millican has probably made more passes at Norwalk than any other active Top Fuel driver thanks to his years of success at the former IHRA facility .
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