“ The Winter Series has brought all the organizations together— NHRA, Mid-West, PDRA— so we can run in one platform. It’ s a total combined effort of a lot of tuners and a lot of drivers to make a really fast program. I think it’ s been life-changing for Pro Mod racing in general.”- JASON HARRIS

SLIGHTLY ASKEW: Doug Askew, longtime crew member for Pro Nitrous turned Pro Boost hitter Jay Cox, gives the signal for another crew member to guide Cox forward after a check of the wheelie bars.

OUTLAWS WELCOME: Texan Kyle Canion straps in to make a qualifying attempt in his turbocharged‘ 68 Camaro, which he typically races in Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings competition. Canion was one of numerous NPK racers who took part in the WSOPM.

LEADING LADY: With a can of injector deicer in hand, Anita Cunningham guides her husband, Stroud Safety owner Tommy Cunningham, into the pre-stage beams for a pass in his screwblown‘ 67 Mustang.

HANDY ANDY: Longtime engine builder, racer, and crew chief Andy Beal looks on as he backs up Randy Weatherford from his burnout. The two have worked together for more than a decade as Weatherford progressed from small regional series to being a PDRA Pro Boost contender.

TEAM NITROUS: New York’ s Andrew Handras escapes the cold Long Island winter as he wraps up his Winter Series stint at the WSOPM. Handras’ Scotty’ s Racing Engines-powered“ Triple Trouble”‘ 69 Camaro was one of just two nitrous cars to qualify at the U. S. Street Nationals.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY LUKE NIEUWHOF, ROBERT RICHARD AND KARRE CRUZAN

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