MOVERS & SHAKERS
BIG CHANGE: Multi-time NEOPMA champion Mike Decker Jr. wheels his screw-blown Decker’ s Salvage“ Big Change”‘ 17 Camaro through the Bradenton staging lanes for the final qualifying session. After struggling at the first two DIWS races, Decker qualified No. 23 in the WSOPM field.
PINCH HITTER: Longtime Pro Mod driver Blake Housley suits up after getting the last-minute call to drive for Harts Turbo and Harts Charger owner Dustin Hart in his new Harts Charger-equipped Camaro at the WSOPM.
DUELING DUNPHY: Drag-and-drive headline maker turned Pro Mod newcomer Ned Dunphy poses with the portrait his crew member commissioned after Dunphy grew out his beard.
NORTH VS. SOUTH: Indiana-based small-tire legend Billy Glidden and South Carolina-based 2025 WSOPM Pro 10.5 runner-up Chris Tuten pose for a photo after drawing each other in the first-round chip draw for the Pro 10.5 Challenge at WSOPM. Tuten got the win, but Glidden also impressed in his small-block, nitrous-fed Beretta.
TOP FUEL TITANS: Three of the biggest names in the history of Top Fuel-“ Big Daddy” Don Garlits, Joe Amato, and Kenny Bernstein- hold court in the NHRA media center at the NHRA Gatornationals, the kickoff of the NHRA’ s 75th anniversary season.
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