Drag Illustrated Issue 139, December 2018 | Page 19

ROLLIN’ OUT In a Midwest vs. Southeast battle, nitrous racing stars Ron Muenks and “Tricky” Rickie Smith ride the wheelie bars as they charge down the eighth-mile in the first round of eliminations of the Mid-West Pro Mod Series World Finals. Muenks, a MWPMS favorite, kept the three-time NHRA Pro Mod world champion honest in the match, as Muenks left first and posted a 3.788-second pass to come up just two thousandths of a second short to Smith’s 3.754, both at 201.22 mph. Photograph by James Sisk Texas Motorplex | Ennis, Texas | Friday, November 2, 2018 December 2018 DragIllustrated.com | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | 19