MOVERS & SHAKERS
PATCHED UP
Longtime Darlington Dragway employee Tanya Stevens (second from
right) welcomes members of the local Omar Shriners to Darlington for
a fun-filled day at the races while also raising money for children in the
community. Donning their trademark patch-filled overalls, these gentle-
men also proudly represent the Omar Hillbilly Clan. From left: Shawn
Martin, Alan Cass and Shon Flowers.
LIVING LEGEND
Veteran crew chief and car owner Jim Oddy makes some late-night
adjustments to the blown 354 c.i. Hemi in his ’34 Willys Sedan. Driver Jr.
Ward steered Oddy’s “Junkyard Dog” to a semi-final finish the next day
in a special Nostalgia AA/Gassers exhibition held within the PDRA event
early this year at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, North Carolina.
WHITE WALLS
PDRA Pro Nitrous
wheelman Ron Muenks
watches a few pairs
of Pro Boost cars
before hopping in Dave
Pierce’s patriotic, flame-
throwing ‘68 Camaro.
The Missouri runner
qualified sixth and
charged to a semifinal
finish at the PDRA East
Coast Nationals at GA-
LOT Motorsports Park.
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TRIPLE-X GASSER
Josh Owens of the Discovery Channel’s
Moonshiners show was competing in the
period-correct Southeast Gassers Asso-
ciation C/Gas class with his ‘53 Chevy at
Montgomery Raceway Park in Alabama.
NEXT GENERATION
Holt Strickland, son of multi-time PDRA Pro
Boost winner John Strickland, poses with his
Top Junior Dragster in the staging lanes at
South Georgia Motorsports Park. The second-
generation driver managed a fourth-place finish
in PDRA points last season despite missing two
of the 10 races on tour.
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