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Wells Family Double-Up
Six years after winning his first Mid-West Drag Racing Series Pro Mod championship, Aaron Wells added another title to his trophy case. This time, though, he shared the championship stage with his son, Tyler Wells, who won the Top Sportsman championship too. By Craig Cook
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2025 Photo Annual
The Drag Illustrated Photo Annual presents a striking visual snapshot of the sport, drawing from the lenses of contributing photographers across North America and beyond. From headline-grabbing national events to grassroots hometown tracks, from explosive, high-energy action to the candid moments in between, this collection preserves the images and atmosphere that shaped the 2025 drag racing season.
John DeFlorian’ s Real Life, Part 2
In this second installment of Bret Kepner’ s expansive, 12,000-word chronicle of John DeFlorian’ s drag racing career, the drag racing historian dives into the DeFlorian’ s early foray into Mountain Motor Pro Stock and how that led to his 2025 NHRA world championship.
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Immokalee Regional Raceway in Florida has been the subject of Van Abernethy’ s“ On The Road” column multiple times, but as Van shares in this edition, those tales may soon come to an end as Immokalee faces an uncertain future.
PEAK PERFORMER
Brittany Force
In recognition of Brittany Force’ s recent record-breaking 19th career victory in Las Vegas as she steps away from a Top Fuel career that began in 2013, the two-time NHRA world champion takes this issue’ s PEAK Performer honors. By Nate Van Wagnen
ON THE COVER 2025 Snowbird Outlaw Nationals Outlaw Pro Mod winner Jason Harris as photographed by Luke Nieuwhof at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida.
PHOTOS: DARREL JACKSON JR, NHRA, AUTO IMAGERY
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