Drag Illustrated Issue 145, June 2019 | Page 46

“If there’s a blessing to the NHRA trimming the Pro Stock schedule back a few races, being able to attend (bracket racing) events like the Spring Fling definitely makes it worthwhile.” - JEG COUGHLIN JR. MOVERS & SHAKERS LITTLE LUMBERJACK Radial vs. the World driver Keith “Lumberjack” Jackson cruises the Darlington Dragway pits with his grandson, Thomas-Wayne, between passes at Wooostock. SHRED ON North Carolina-based recording artist Rory Kelly plays a Jimi Hendrix-style rendition of the national anthem on the starting line at Darlington Dragway, joined by a row of custom-made trophies for the winners of Keith Berry’s Wooostock event. TALKIN’ A BIG GAME Radial vs. the World star-turned-race promoter Keith Berry has a spirited conversation with drag radial wheelman Lyle Barnett in the staging lanes at Wooostock. 46 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com THE SOUND OF SPEED Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings announcer Steve Logan calls the action from the Piedmont Dragway tower during the April iteration of the North Carolina track’s storied monthly Big Dog Shootout series. Issue 145 ABERNETHY, HUGS FOR HOT RODS Craig Sullivan shows some love for his Door Slammers 2 app-famous “Barn Burner” ‘70 Dodge Daytona Superbird at the top end at Beech Bend Raceway Park. Sullivan runs the car in a variety of classes and sanctioning bodies, from NMCA Xtreme Pro Mod to Radial vs. the World.