Drag Illustrated Issue 151, December 2019 | Page 38

“I’ve won Indy, I’ve won Shakedown, I’ve won Yellowbullet Nationals, but I’ve never won a big series championship
against competition like we have [in PDRA Pro Nitrous]. It’s just awesome.” - JIM HALSEY
MOVERS & SHAKERS
CHECKING IN: God Speed
Ministry lead chaplain
Renee Bingham offers well
wishes and a quick pre-race
prayer to PDRA Elite Top
Dragster pilot Frank Zeffiro
as he prepares for race day
at the World Finals.
LIVE ON THE LINE: Switzer Dynamics’ Melissa
Switzer posts up in the starter’s box at Virginia
Motorsports Park for one of her popular
Facebook livestreams during Pro Nitrous at the
PDRA World Finals.
JONNIE
BE GOOD: Past
ON THE MEND: Chad Green is recovering from
MOTLEY CREW: X275 racer Andrew DeMarco, ProLine Racing tuner Josh Ledford and VP Racing Fuels’ Jason
Rueckert take in some Thursday racing action during No Mercy 10 at South Georgia Motorsports Park.
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a violent crash in NHRA Pro Mod competition
at the U.S. Nationals in September, but he’s in
good spirits here as he supports “Mean” Dean
Marinis, who was tapped to drive Green’s nitrous-
assisted Corvette in the Mid-West Pro Mod Series
exhibition at the NHRA Fall Nationals.
Issue 151
JOE
30 Under 30
cover star
Jonnie Lindberg
scopes out the
Texas Motorplex
starting line
before hopping
in Jim Head’s
nitro Funny Car.
One race later,
Lindberg raced
to his third career
final round in
Las Vegas.