MOVERS & SHAKERS
FALL FLING FANATIC : Veteran drag racer Michael Jackson has won countless races at various tracks in the Southeast , but nothing compares to the unforgettable week he had during the Bristol Fall Fling in 2023 . Jackson went deep in the money on the first pair of events , then won the best door car package in the shootout , eventually clinching the championship of the week-long event after winning the final eliminator . Along with some great prizes , he also took roughly $ 30K back home to his native Newton Grove , North Carolina .
STRONG FIRST IMPRESSION : Ida Zetterström , the 2023 FIA European Top Fuel champion , reviews her winning time slip after defeating four-time world champion Steve Torrence in the opening round of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd , where she made her NHRA Top Fuel debut . The round win gave her a second-round bye run into the semifinals .
TEAMWORK : PDRA Pro Boost contender Scott Lang gets a helping hand from his wife , Dorie , as he suits up to wheel his ProCharged AML Motorsports Camaro .
STILL CRAZY : Camp Stanley , known for his antics as a driver in the “ Wild Bunch ” outlaw doorslammer group and later as a tuner for his son , John Stanley , in Pro Extreme , remains heavily involved in blown alcohol tuning as the crew chief for Clay Cunningham and the “ Still Crazy ” Funny Car in the Funny Car Chaos series .
WIN ON SUNDAY , SELL ( AND WRITE ) ON MONDAY : DI Senior Editor Craig Cook snaps a winner ’ s circle photo with eight-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher and JCM partnerships guru Kevin Contardo at the NHRA Midwest Nationals in St . Louis .
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