MOVERS & SHAKERS
ANTHEM ARTIST: New York-based actor and singer Lauren Micke, daughter of Pro Mod standout Mark Micke and wife Maria, takes to the Bradenton starting line to perform the national anthem during pre-race ceremonies at the WSOPM.
QUIZZY: Ohio’ s Scott Quesenberry, who’ s raced at Bradenton’ s winter Pro Mod events for years, may not have qualified for the two DI Winter Series races he attended, but he earned cool points with his Batman-themed, screw-blown‘ 41 Willys.
FIRED UP: Photographer Darrel Jackson Jr. isn’ t shy in expressing his excitement over good friend Ronnie Proctor turning on the finalround win light in the $ 50,000-towin Intercontinental Top Sportsman Championship at the WSOPM.
HIRED GUN: Zach Sackman, who’ s collected Wallys in Top Dragster and Top Alcohol Dragster, tows NHRA Top Fuel crew chief Brian Corradi’ s ProCharged“ Gotham City Returns” Camaro to the staging lanes for a qualifying pass.
STAN THE MAN: Truck puller turned Pro Mod racer Stan Shelton hangs out in the staging lanes with his screw-blown Culp Lumber Mustang at the WSOPM. Late in the 2024 season, Shelton collected his first career NHRA Pro Mod win at St. Louis.
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