MOVERS & SHAKERS
PROUD DAD: Three-time NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car world champion Doug Gordon couldn’ t be prouder of daughter Maddi Gordon, who will move from the family’ s TAFC to Top Fuel competition with Ron Capps Motorsports this season.
LIZZY STRONG: PDRA Pro Boost star Melanie Salemi accepts the Lizzy Musi Award from Red Line Oil’ s Mark Beatty and Liz and Pat Musi at the PDRA Championship Awards Banquet during the PRI Show weekend.
ALL BUSINESS: Second-generation Top Fuel pilot Jasmine Salinas is locked in and focused on the task at hand- turning on win lights in the Scrappers Racing dragster formerly driven by her dad, Mike Salinas.
HONORARY TEXAN: Funny Car rookie and 2023 WSOPM champion Spencer Hyde might be from Canada, but he’ s embracing the Texas roots of his fianceé, FloRacing’ s Courtney Enders, as seen here during driver intros at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
LINCOLN LUCK: DI 30 Under 30 honoree Austin( left) and Lincoln Welders’ Lon Damon pose for a photo after Kardules’ name was pulled to win a Lincoln prize package featuring a POWER MIG multiprocess welder, a welding equipment kit, and classes at Lincoln’ s welding school.
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