Drag Illustrated Issue 147, August 2019 | Page 4

STATE OF DRAG ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DI 147 PAGE 78 In just a short few years, Jay Cox and his Buck- powered ’69 Camaro known universally as “The Pumpkin” have ascended to stardom in the PDRA’s Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous division. He’s done everything short of winning the championship, scoring at least one win every season since joining the class in 2015. The Pro Nitrous elapsed-time record holder sat down with DRAG ILLUSTRATED for a wide-ranging interview covering the competitive drive it takes to run Pro Nitrous, the struggle and satisfaction of finding sponsors, and his thoughts on someday running NHRA Pro Mod. BY NATE VAN WAGNEN 4 | Drag I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Issue 147 JAY COX: THE DRAG ILLUSTRATED INTERVIEW