Drag Illustrated Issue 125, September 2017 | Page 17

Staging
Lanes
FAMILY
UNIT
“To be totally honest, I’d rather not race
than race without this group of guys,” said
Danny Rowe, one of the J&A Service NHRA
Pro Mod Drag Racing Series’ top team
owners and drivers, speaking of longtime
crew chief Jimmy Rector and his wife
Karen, along with crewmen Junior Gossett,
Daryl McElrath, Chris Singleton, Matt Riha
and Jerry Rhodes. “Pro Mod has never
been more competitive than it is right now;
these best of the best - drivers, tuners,
crews, cars - they race in NHRA Pro Mod.
Just like in business, success stems from
surrounding yourself with great people,
and we’re very fortunate in that regard.”
Photographs by Rick Belden
zMAX Dragway
Concord, North Carolina
Friday, April 28, 2017
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