COAL-ROLLIN’ CADDY A plume of black diesel smoke erupts from the hood of Jared Ring’ s Cummins-powered Cadillac ATS-V on a pass in Pro 275 competition.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JIMMY CANTRELL
FORTY-PLUS YEARS OF FUNNY CARS
In celebration of the Texas Motorplex’ s 40th anniversary, track owner and former Funny Car driver Billy Meyer gets behind the wheel of Buddy Hull’ s flopper for a burnout in front of the crowd at the 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals. Here, daughter Christie Meyer
Johnson guides him back to the starting line.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE MCHUGH
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