MOVERS & SHAKERS
TALKING BUSINESS
Over Kill Motorsports owner Mitchell Clary and DI’s Wes Buck listen intently as JEGS
High Performance Parts founder Jeg Coughlin Sr. regales them with tales of the early
days of his now-booming international speed shop while waiting for Pro Mod’s first
round of eliminations at the NHRA Gatornationals.
Big Papa
Papa John’s Pizza founder and CEO John Schnatter has seemingly jumped in with
both feet into his sponsorship of the NHRA and Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel
driver Leah Pritchett. The pizza tycoon is pictured here with his iconic 1971 split-
bumper Camaro before lining up against Pritchett in a Dodge Challenger for a charity
match race at the NHRA Gatornationals.
SHOCKING
Oklahoma’s Keith Haney looks on as he
chats with fellow Radial vs. the World
competitor Kye Kelley, who brought
his Street Outlaws-famous “Shocker”
Camaro to fight for his piece of small-
tire glory at Lights Out 8.
RIDIN’ RICH
Renowned track prep specialist and race
coordinator Wade Rich rolls down the outlaw
eighth mile at SGMP during the Superbowl
of small tire drag racing, Lights Out 8.
RACER X JR
Louisiana Top Dragster phenom Darian Boesch pre-
pares to step into his supercharged entry for the first
round of eliminations at the PDRA’s Valdosta stop. The
2016 Memphis race winner dropped his first-round
match against Matt Sackman, but his father Mario
went on to win the event in his similar blown dragster.
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