Drag Illustrated Issue 115, November 2016 | Page 122

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Shannon Jenkins

Cool as Ice

Nitrous doorslammer legend Shannon “ The Iceman ” Jenkins found himself back behind the wheel of the Speedtech 1969 Camaro at the PDRA Memphis Drags as its usual driver , Mike Castellana , had to miss the event due to business commitments with his well-known Western Beef supermarket chain in New York . Jenkins ’ 3.874 , 197 mph effort put him in the top five of a stacked field after the opening qualifying session , but was ultimately bumped down to 15th . The softspoken Alabaman proved he ’ s as cool as ever with a considerable holeshot over first-round opponent Lizzy Musi , though tire shake prevented Jenkins from moving on to round two . DI

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