Drag Illustrated Issue 142, March 2019 | Page 15

Staging Lanes WINTER WARM-UP Canadian Radial vs. the World heavy hitter Nick Agostino brings up the rpms in his stunning new 480ci Chevy-powered ‘69 Camaro in advance of a second-round U.S. Street Nationals pairing with “Big Daddy” DeWayne Mills in the “Golden Gorilla” ‘68 Camaro. Both drivers had to pedal their twin-turbocharged entries shortly after leaving the starting line with identical .070-second reaction times, leading to an incredible side-by-side pedalfest that ended with Mills’ 5.698 at 177.93 mph leading Agostino’s 5.711 at 141.57 through the eighth-mile clocks. Photograph by Chris Sears Bradenton Motorsports Park | Bradenton, Florida | Saturday, January 26, 2019 March 2019 DragIllustrated.com | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | 15