Drag Illustrated Issue 125, September 2017 | Page 46

MOVERS & SHAKERS
CATCHING UP
NHRA Top Dragster pilot Zach Sackman, Farber
Racing crew member Cam Brady and DRAG
ILLUSTRATED Managing Editor Nate Van Wagnen
gathered at the Racer Welcome Party to swap
stories from a long summer of racing.
FATHER-SON TIME
Jim and Steven Whiteley discuss their
passes during Friday’s three shakedown
sessions. Jim’s ’69 Chevelle and Steven’s
’14 Cadillac CTS-V appeared to be
serious threats heading into eliminations.
BLOWER BOYS
In this trio of supercharged drivers, longtime
Pro Modified wheelman Mike Janis is flanked
by Aeromotive Wild Card Shootout entrants
Lyle Byrum and Tommy Johanns.
Midnight Oil
Rising Pro Mod star Shane Molinari and his crew
wrench on their turbocharged ’68 Firebird, swapping
out a Pro Line Racing Engines powerplant after
wounding a bullet during a Friday shakedown run.
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