Drag Illustrated Issue 199, March / April 2026 | Page 58

MOVERS & SHAKERS

COMIN’ FOR YA: Moments before recording a 3.558-second pass that put him No. 3 in the quickest 32-car Pro Mod field of all time, Randy Weatherford is calm, cool, and collected.
MIC’ D UP: DI Winter Series Race Director Gavin Carter addresses the 32 qualified Pro Mod drivers during the first-round chip draw at the U. S. Street Nationals.
STAGING LANES STRUT: Kye Kelley, who won the 2024 Snowbird Outlaw Nationals in his Pro Mod debut, walks through the staging lanes at Bradenton Motorsports Park before hopping into his screw-blown Camaro known as“ Uncle Larry.”
KING & THE RING: Reigning World Series of Pro Mod champion Steve King( right) and 2023 WSOPM champion Spencer Hyde, sporting his championship ring, can’ t believe their luck- they drew each other in the first-round chip draw at the U. S. Street Nationals.
CAROLINA KIDS: Travis“ The Carolina Kid” Harvey and John Doc, two North Carolina-based wheelmen, meet up in the opening round of the U. S. Street Nationals. Doc edged out the veteran Harvey in a side-by-side race.
58 | Drag Illustrated | DragIllustrated. com Issue 199