MOVERS & SHAKERS
Boom
it Down
SMALL TIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM
Two of small tire drag racing’s biggest proponents, the Godfather of X275
racer John Sears and the founder of the MX235 series Jordan Grunwald,
pose for a photograph together in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dewayne Mills busts loose a ratch-
et strap holding his world-beating
“Golden Gorilla” ’68 Camaro in
place before unloading the twin-
turbocharged hemi-equipped,
radial tire beast for competition at
the Super Bowl of Small Tire Drag
Racing in Valdosta, Georgia.
MAKING IT CLEAR
Radial vs. World heavy hitter Barry
Mitchell proudly displays a one-
off t-shirt identifying himself as
“Stocklin’s Test Pilot” in the pits of
South Georgia Motorsports Park,
referring to his crew chief - famed
Texas-based tuner Billy Stocklin.
Teacher & Student
With one of his eight NHRA Top Fuel world championship rings in hand, Tony Schumacher passes
on a bit of knowledge to rookie driver Troy Coughlin Jr., who earned his Top Fuel license with Don
Schumacher Racing last season before joining Kalitta Motorsports for a full campaign this year.
CONNECTED
Joe Oplawski, owner of Hyperactive Performance Solutions,
checks his phone between rounds at South Georgia Motorsports
Park for Lights Out where he was helping out a slew of customers
competing in the radial tire ranks.
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