MOVERS & SHAKERS
PUT A RING ON IT: Nitrous engine guru Eric Davis prepares a rack of pistons to go into the Fultonbuilt engine in Mo Hall’ s championship-winning Pro 275 Corvette at No Mercy 16.
CHAMPION X2: Ken Quartuccio, who started the season with a Radial vs. the World win at Lights Out 16 before winning the inaugural Drag Illustrated Winter Series in Pro Mod, celebrates his second championship of the season, the FuelTech Radial Outlaws Radial vs. the World title, with his wife, Denise, and daughter Kelsey, a 2022 DI 30 Under 30 honoree.
CHAMPION CHAT: WFO Radio host and NHRA national event announcer Joe Castello poses a question to back-to-back Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Gaige Herrera during a Q & A at the Stampede of Speed Champion’ s Dinner. Herrera, a 2023 DI 30 Under 30 honoree, also entered the weekend as the defending event champion.
WEATHER REPORT: Top Alcohol Funny Car standout Maddi Gordon, who will make her NHRA Top Fuel debut in 2026, checks the weather conditions while serving as crew chief for her younger sister, Macie, who competes in Top Dragster. Both sisters were on the 30 Under 30 List in 2021.
BEER MONEY: 2017 DI 30 Under 30 honoree Lyle Barnett has ascended to the highest levels of doorslammer racing, including an NHRA Pro Mod win at the U. S. Nationals, but still fits a few outings with his notorious“ Beer Money” Mustang into his busy schedule.
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