“We always come to win, but at the same time we’re realistic. Right now, we know we’re a
middle-of-the-pack team in NHRA, but we feel like we’re a few passes away from doing better.” - JASON SCRUGGS
MOVERS & SHAKERS
LINED UP: Mike Janis Jr. guides his father, the
2018 NHRA Pro Mod world champion, into the
pre-stage beams for a qualifying pass in his AAP
Racing Camaro.
IN THE CLUTCH: Gary Pritchett, the
longtime clutch specialist on Steve
Torrence’s championship Top Fuel
team, came in to help Erica Enders’
team at Orlando, as Elite Motorsports
was tapped out on crew members
with seven teams and an engine
leasing customer in Pro Stock.
FUEL STOP: In an effort to ensure a level playing field, the World Doorslammer Nationals tech department
fueled the Pro Stock cars in the staging lanes before each pass. The fuel team included (left to right)
longtime DI event tech official Rock Carzoli, NHRA Division 5 tech director Bob Blackwell, American
Motorsports’ Ron Dickerson and his team, and competition and tech director Lonnie Grim.
FAST TALKER: Defending NHRA Pro Mod world
champion Stevie “Fast” Jackson shares his
thoughts with announcer/DJ extraordinaire
Jason Logan during a break in the action.
WINNING SMILE: Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s daughter, Carly,
couldn’t be happier to sit on the roof of her father’s
JEGS.com Camaro in the Orlando staging lanes
after Coughlin won the $75,000 Pro Stock final.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY COURTNEY ENDERS, SADIE GLENN, CHRIS SIMMONS, WAYNE STEWART, KAYLEE CURRAN, AND LUKE NIEUWHOF
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