Drag Illustrated Issue 114, October 2016 | Page 54

MOVERS & SHAKERS
‘FAST’ AND
FRANKLIN
They’re two of
the fiercest competitors in the cutthroat PDRA Pro
Nitrous class, but
Steve “Stevie Fast”
Jackson (left) and
Tommy Franklin
showed no signs
of animosity when
spotted in the
staging lanes at
Texas Motorplex.

MAKING THEIR MARK
Earl and Peggy Wells, owners of
the brand-new GALOT Motorsports
Park in Benson, North Carolina,
and the Todd Tutterow-led GALOT
Motorsports team, pose for a quick
photo in the tower media suite of their
exquisite drag racing venue during the
PDRA’s first-ever visit in September.

ALWAYS SMILING
Up and coming doorslammer
driver, former Top Dragster
standout and DI 30 Under
30 class of 2015 member
Kyle Dvorak is quick with a
smile in the staging lanes of
Virginia Motorsports Park.

MAKING
MOVES
NHRA Pro Mod
Drag Racing
Series veteran
Gerry Capano,
who rolled out
a new firstgeneration
Camaro
midway
through the
2016 season,
has high
expectations
for 2017 after
teaming with
big name tuner
Howard Moon.

GATEWAY TO THE
CHAMPIONSHIP
Clutch guy-turned-Top Fuel
driver Richie Crampton
poses alongside the Gateway Arch, which would
cover nearly half of the
quarter-mile strip at
nearby Gateway Motorsports Park if laid
on its side. The St.
Louis track serves
as the second
stop during the
NHRA’s sixrace Countdown to the
Championship.
COLOR
COORDINATED
Former Funny Car
driver Johnny Gray,
current Funny Car
star Jack Beckman,
and Arlene Johnson,
mother of Pro Stock
driver Allen Johnson,
sport patriotic
colors as they
take in a Pro Stock
qualifying session
at the Chevrolet
Performance NHRA
U.S. Nationals in Indy.

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