Drag Illustrated Issue 118, February 2017

“It’s easy to sit at home behind the keyboard and type all of that negativity. I’m here [at Lights Out 8]; all of the people who doubted me are not here.” - STREET OUTLAWS’ “DADDY DAVE” COMSTOCK MOVERS & SHAKERS Fast & Furious NHRA Top Fuel star Leah Pritchett poses on the set of a Dodge commercial which depicts the three-time Top Fuel winner interacting with characters from the new Fate of the Furious movie. It’s the latest in a string of nationally aired Dodge commercials in which Pritchett has appeared. THE CHEF Even though she’s spent most of her racing career driving a big-tire car, past IHRA Pro Modified champion Dina Parise stopped by Lights Out 8 at South Georgia Motorsports Park to check out the small-tire action. HOLD THE PHONE Funny Car driver Alexis DeJoria and Alice Bode, wife and backup girl for Funny Car pilot Bob Bode, converse in the staging lanes over Bode’s smart- phone - undoubt- edly logged on to DragIllustrated.com. 46 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com CHECKING IN Florida’s Hannah Sanders scopes out the starting line at South Georgia Motorsports Park before heading back to the staging lanes to hop in one of two cars she brought to Lights Out 8. She occasion- ally competes in both Ultra Street and Open Comp at events throughout the South. Issue 118

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