“ We came down here for the U. S. Street Nationals and raced [ and won ] in Pro 275. I seen the show that Drag IllustrateD put on, and being part of such a great event, we went,‘ Hey, let’ s be part of it again and tag on the back of this and do World Series of Pro Mod.’”- GRANTLEY SCHLOSS

WELCOME TO THE BIG SHOW: Fresh off his first Pro Mod win at the Street Car Super Nationals, Brylon Holder is clearly excited to be a part of the largest gathering of Pro Mods in the world, the DI Winter Series. A DIWS Rookie of the Year contender, Holder ended up brushing the wall in WSOPM final qualifying and couldn’ t make the call for eliminations.

ANTHEM ALLSTARS: Jesse Howard( left) and Sedona Gotsis give it their all as they perform the national anthem during WSOPM pre-race ceremonies. Howard is a rising independent outlaw country singer and songwriter, while Gotsis is a local Tampa Bay area racer who drives one of the first C7 Corvette Jr. Roadsters.

WHEELMAN: Kyle Larson, perhaps the most prolific sprint car and NASCAR driver of the decade, chats with NHRA announcer Jason Galvin on the starting line at zMAX Dragway. Larson was a guest of his team owner, Rick Hendrick, whose HendrickCars. com sponsored several drivers at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.

UNLIMITED POTENTIAL: Greg Blevins Jr., the 2024 FuelTech Radial Outlaws Limited Drag Radial champion, has his game face on as he fields his new‘ 69 Camaro Pro Mod in the Winter Series.

THRILLED BILLY: Mississippi’ s Billy Banaka gives a thumb up in the staging lanes at Bradenton before hopping in his ProCharger-boosted Camaro. He was consistent throughout the Winter Series, finishing just outside the top 10 in the No. 11 spot in the final points standings.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY LUKE NIEUWHOF, CALLUM PUDGE, AND NHRA

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