Drag Illustrated Issue 116, December 2016 | Page 24

MOVERS & SHAKERS

FINALLY Californian Pro Mod hitter Mike Maggio has attended all but one of Roth ’ s Street Car Super Nationals races at Las Vegas , but he broke through to win Outlaw Pro Mod for the first time at the 2016 running of the event .
TRAVELING MAN
Nitrous tuning wizard Charles Carpenter was on hand at SCSN to make the calls on Larry Drake ’ s 1966 Nova , which was competing in Precision Turbo Pro Mod despite having drag radials mounted on the rear wheels . Carpenter tuned
Drake ’ s driver , Richie Morris , to a careerbest 7.93 at 179 MPH .

Ride-Along

Pro Stock legend Harold Denton , ( right ) drove one of Roy Hill ’ s brand-new Mustangs during an exhibition pass at the inaugural Don Carlton Memorial and Nostalgia Pro Stock Shootout , held at North Carolina ’ s Wilkesboro Dragway . Riding shotgun with Denton on this memorable pass is Nostalgia Pro Stock historian and fan , Mike Abernethy , who also happens to be the big brother of long-time DI staffer , Van Abernethy .
TURBO ELITE
Record-breaking PDRA Pro Boost driver Carl Stevens Jr . and turbocharged supertuner Steve Petty discuss the track conditions before the final qualifying session at the PDRA
World Finals in Virginia .
FAN FRIENDLY Two-time NHRA Pro Mod champion Troy Coughlin is clearly a fan of black and yellow race cars , so he was more than glad to sign a poster for a local Junior Dragster racer .
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