Drag Illustrated Issue 129, January / February 2018 | Page 105

THE
CHAMPIONS
ISSUE
m iD -W est p ro m oD s eries p ro m oD & m iD -W est
r ADiAl o utlAWs s eries r ADiAl vs . t he W orlD
Keith Haney
S
eries founder Keith
Haney entered the Mid-
West Pro Mod Series
season finale as a bit of
a longshot to win the
Pro Mod title. He trailed
points leader and two-time winner
Eddie Rogers and Chris Duncan Race
Cars driver Jonas Aleshire in third
place. However, Haney capped off
a season of late-round finishes with
a decisive victory at the Fall Throw-
down in T-Town, piloting his “Notori-
ous” Camaro to a 3.77 at 200.68 mph
to defeat fellow nitrous-assisted driv-
er Jim Sackuvich in the final round.
Haney’s championship battle in
Radial vs. the World was fought
primarily as a team owner over the
course of the five-race season. He
tapped his tuner, Brandon Pesz, to
drive “Enigma” at the first four races,
but a prior commitment prevented
Pesz from finishing the season in
the driver’s seat. Between the points
Haney carried with him as the team
owner and the points he earned for
the first two round wins, he was
crowned the Radial vs. the World
season champion.
“Right now, I’m honestly at a loss
for words, and that doesn’t happen
too often, as anyone who knows me
could tell you,” Haney said at the time.
“It was a truly amazing weekend, the
best I’ve ever had since 007 when I
got started in racing. I don’t know if
I’ll ever be able to top it, but it’s one
that I’ll never, ever forget, that’s for
sure.” – N AT E VA N WAG N DI
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FIA PRO STOCK BENGT LJUNGDAHL
Ja n u a r y / F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8
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