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Tribute: Krusty Ramsey
Krusty Ramsey, a beloved PSCA smalltire racer who had fans around the world, passed away March 31 following a nearly four-year-long cancer battle. A body shop owner during the week, Ramsey raced his nitrous-fed Malibu all over the West. By Nate Van Wagnen
WSOPM 2025
Now in its third year at Bradenton Motorsports Park, the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod attracted 80 Pro Modified drivers and teams to Florida’ s Gulf Coast to compete for bragging rights, $ 150,000, and the cover of the WSOPM Issue. By Nate Van Wagnen, Kayla Zadel, and Craig Cook
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Ken Q’ s Winter Series Quest
Partnered up with Scott Tidwell and Dustin Nesloney, Ken Quartuccio put on a clinic in the inaugural DI Winter Series presented by J & A Service, winning the U. S. Street Nationals and taking runner-up at the Snowbirds to secure the first-ever Winter Series championship. By Nate Van Wagnen
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The recent sale of Benson, North Carolina’ s GALOT Motorsports Park to the new IHRA inspired DI columnist Van Abernethy to look back on some of his earliest and fondest memories of the rural eighth-mile strip previously known as Dunn-Benson Dragstrip.
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10 Questions
Columnist Denise Schmidt officially returns with her first 10 Questions column, where she interviews a fan in the grandstands. In this edition, Canadian Jim Cowie shares his perspective as a 30-year fan of the sport, direct from the stands at Bradenton during the World Series of Pro Mod.
ON THE COVER 2025 Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod champion Steve King as photographed by Luke Nieuwhof at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida.
PHOTOS: DYAN LOVER, LUKE NIEUWHOF
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