MOVERS & SHAKERS
PAUSE FOR A PRAYER : Drivers and crew members aren ’ t the only ones who get a staging lanes prayer with God Speed Ministry ’ s Tammie Smith , as she takes a moment to pray with photographer Jimmy Cantrell before a round of PDRA qualifying .
LET ’ S GOOO !: Two-time and reigning PDRA Pro Boost world champion doesn ’ t hide his reaction when he finds out he ’ ll take on fellow North Carolinian Jay Cox in the opening round of the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals . Cox , who recently switched to a twinturbo combo to run Pro Mod and Pro Boost , faced off against Harris for a decade in PDRA Pro Nitrous .
ONE COOL GRANDPA : Pro Mod and Radial vs . the World star Ken Quartuccio spends some time with his grandson , Avery , before making a pass at the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals , where he raced to a runner-up finish in Outlaw Pro Mod .
RARE AIR : Outgoing NHRA Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta adds another accolade to his résumé as he becomes just the second driver to join the Phillips Connect 300 at the 1 / 8 Club . He went 300.80 MPH to the eighth-mile mark during qualifying at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals .
ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE : Lincoln Electric ’ s Lon Damon joins DI Founder and Editorial Director Wes Buck and DI VP of Sales Brett Underwood on stage at the DI 30 Under 30 press conference . Damon drew a poker chip to determine which honoree would receive a Lincoln Electric prize package , which included a TIG welder , welding gear , and a welding class . Auto Imagery ’ s Alex Owens was the winner .
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