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Plates and 28s
Working with Edgewater Sports Park co-owner Rob Weinle , Bill Hoskinson of the “ Old Man ’ s Garage ” YouTube channel turned his dream for a drag racing event into a reality with last fall ’ s Plates and 28s race . It was just the beginning , as Hoskinson has more events planned . By David Diehl
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Pro Mod Moves
Second-generation outlaw door-car driver Kallee Mills has long dreamt of an eventual move to Pro Mod , but she didn ’ t expect it to happen so soon . She ’ s set to take on the big-tire class this season through a partnership with Paul Hayden . By Craig Cook
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A No Prep King Conquers Pro Mod
As one of the stars of Discovery ’ s Street Outlaws and its various spinoffs like No Prep Kings , Kye Kelley didn ’ t exactly fly under the radar at the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals , but his $ 50,000 Outlaw Pro Mod win certainly turned heads and made a statement . By Nate Van Wagnen
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Mountain Motor Mayhem
Elijah Morton , a longtime racer and proponent of Mountain Motor Pro Stock , got a little out of control at the PDRA Brian Olson Memorial World Finals when the wheel studs sheared off on the left side of his Mustang shortly after launching the high-torque monster . Robert Richard caught a sequence of the incident .
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On the Road
DI columnist and traveling subscription salesman Van Abernethy had a “ barn find ” moment of his own recently when someone sent him a photo of his original Sprinter van that he drove to dragstrips across the country , sending him on a trip down memory lane .
ON THE COVER 2024 Snowbird Outlaw Nationals Outlaw Pro Mod winner Kye Kelley in his screw-blown “ Can ’ t Get Right ” ’ 85 Camaro as photographed by Darrel Jackson Jr . at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton , Florida .
PHOTOS : DAVID DIEHL , HAYDEN RAYMOND , LUKE NIEUWHOF
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