Drag Illustrated Issue 137, October 2018

MOVERS & SHAKERS Racer Welcome Party DI Editor-in-Chief Nate Van Wagnen and Design & Production Director Mike Carpenter What better way to kick off the biggest, richest Pro Mod drag race in the history of the known universe than with perhaps the second-biggest party in drag racing? Held in the Top Eliminator Club on Thursday night, the WSOPM Racer Welcome Party brought together drivers, crew members, sponsors and event staff for a catered meal and beverages provided by Coors Light. The party was sponsored by V. Gaines’ Western Group of Companies: Winberg Crankshafts, MadCap Racing Engines, Lazarus Race Cars, GRP Connecting Rods, Fineline Graphics, and Gibtec Pistons. Karen Rector and Alisha Buck DI Sales Representative J.T. Hudson MagnaFuel Pro Star 16 driver Austin Philpot Courtney Enders-Lambert and Sadie Glenn WSOPM founder Wes Buck with One Cure’s Greg and Zander Schumann DI Senior Sales Executive Will Mandell and Publisher Scott Dorman Wes Buck and his father, Eddie 52 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Issue 137

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