“We feel good in the heat, we feel good in the cold, and if Hoosier came
up with a snow tire, we’d feel good in the snow.” - JOHNNY PLUCHINO
MOVERS & SHAKERS
BREAK TIME: PDRA staffers Will Smith, Vinny
Laudicina and Crystal Corbin cool off in the
Darlington Dragway media suite after a long day
in the South Carolina heat.
CLASS OF 2020: The PDRA celebrates its graduating seniors during a small
ceremony on the starting line prior to eliminations at the Mid-Atlantic Showdown.
From left to right: Jordan Dittman, Amber Franklin, Jarrod Kissinger, Thomas
Oates and Nicole Zuccarelli. Missing from the picture is Evan Salemi.
PRO EXTREME IS BACK: Hank Stubbs and tuner and
car owner Adam Flamholc celebrate the team’s Pro
Extreme victory at the ADRL Gateway Drags, the
second race back for the beloved Pro Extreme class.
DOG DAYS
OF SUMMER:
Mountain Motor
Pro Stock
veteran Elijah
Morton goes for
a cruise around
the pits with his
wife Violet and
their chocolate
lab, Wilbur.
SAFETY FIRST: Carter Jackson puts a face mask
on the Wally he just won at the NHRA Jr. Drag
Racing League Eastern Conference Finals at
zMAX Dragway, where the 10-year-old avid DI
reader won in the 11.90 class, helping Virginia
Motorsports Park win the team championship.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY TARA BOWKER, SHAWN CROSE AND JASON DUNN
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