“The way the rules have been headed in RvW, it’s headed towards lighter weight combos,
lighter weight cars. It’s headed into Pro Mod-type style cars.” - MARK MICKE
MOVERS & SHAKERS
DEUCES: Radial vs. the World
veteran Jamie Hancock tows back
to the pits after making a Thursday
afternoon qualifying pass in his
Musi-powered ‘68 Firebird.
READY TO GO: Alabama’s Chad Henderson
appears ready to fire up his nitrous-assisted
Buick Grand National for a quick warmup before
heading to the staging lanes for Limited Drag
Radial qualifying.
PRO MOD PIONEERS: Charles Carpenter (middle) and Rob Vandergriff (right) served as grand marshals of
the season-ending Southeast Gassers finale at North Carolina’s Shadyside Dragway last November. Mitch
Stott introduced the duo during a pre-race ceremony, and they were greeted with much applause.
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DETERMINED TO RACE: After being injured in a
motocross accident at 19, Justin Hamel made the
transition to drag racing after installing some
bolt-on hand controls to a 1986 Monte Carlo.
He’s since won two Pro track championships at
Nebraska’s Kearney Raceway Park.
Issue 154
NO DRAMA: Steve Sapp, DXP Productions’ head
of security, cruises around the South Georgia pits
with Johnny “Drama” Maguda, a crew member
on multiple high-level drag radial teams.