MOVERS & SHAKERS
COLLECTING HARDWARE: Melanie Johnson, daughter of many-time world championship nitro tuner Alan Johnson, celebrates her first career Top Alcohol Dragster regional event victory driving for the McPhillips Racing team. Summit Motorsports Park’ s Bill Bader Jr. presented her with the Wally and a new ice cream bowl trophy.
DEL’ S DISTINCTION: Jerry Caldwell, president and GM of Bristol Motor Speedway and Dragway, presents Funny Car driver turned tuner Del Worsham with a plaque recognizing Worsham as the latest inductee into Bristol Dragway’ s Legends of Thunder Valley. Worsham has two wins in NHRA and one in IHRA as a driver at Bristol, plus another as a tuner for Alexis DeJoria in 2021.
FLIPPING FLAPJACKS: In what’ s become a tradition at TJ Zizzo’ s home track, Route 66 Raceway, the Top Fuel privateer prepares pancakes for the team’ s annual pancake breakfast, open to fans at the Route 66 Nationals.
PROUD DAD: Drag-and-drive superstar and automotive TV host Alex Taylor sits strapped in and ready to make a pass in her turbocharged‘ 55 Chevy at Sick Summer, while her dad, lifelong hot rodder Dennis Taylor, stands by in support.
MEDIA PROS: SR Driven Media’ s Sadie Glenn and Win Light News’ Kelly Wade pose for a quick photo in the staging lanes at Bristol Dragway, where Glenn competed in Top Dragster.
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