Drag Illustrated Issue 149, October 2019 | Page 44

MOVERS & SHAKERS
HEADS OR TAILS?: After pulling numbered Coors
Light cans out of a cooler to determine their
ladder position, NHRA Pro Mod points leader
Stevie “Fast” Jackson and eventual race winner
Scott Oksas flip a quarter to decide who gets
lane choice in their first-round pairing.
FOR THE FANS: Stevie “Fast” Jackson, who decided to
haul out to Denver just a week before the race, thanks
the fans for supporting him and the event. “The reason I
came is because of y’all,” he said. “I love y’all’s passion for
our class, I love when y’all get fired up when we do a big
ol’ burnout. We’re gonna put on a show for y’all today.”
SECOND-GEN WSOPM STAR: Derek Menholt,
who won his way into the inaugural World
Series of Pro Mod by winning the Aeromotive
Wild Card Shootout, pushes his son, Caden,
through the staging lanes for a JR Race Car
7.90 Shootout time trial.
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KING OF THE HILL: Kingsridge Media
videographer and producer Blake Fontinel takes
in the racing action in between filming clips for
his highly acclaimed “WSOPM Embedded” video
series, a behind-the-scenes look at the race
available on the D rag I llustrateD Facebook page.
A FEW WORDS FROM ONE CURE: One Cure’s Greg Schumann speaks with Bandimere announcer Ronnie
Kohrt, telling the fans about the organization’s mission to find a cure for cancer in pets and people.
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