Drag Illustrated Issue 137, October 2018 | Page 6

DI137 FEATURES 22 2018 Buyer’s Guide Our third annual look at the industry’s latest offerings includes parts and pieces for race teams competing in every arena, from local bracket racing to high-horsepower Pro Modified and drag radial racing. “All the Track Will Hold” 97 43 Gillig is Back Known for his success in the Mountain Motor Pro Stock wars of the ‘90s and 2000s, Tony Gillig ended his racing hiatus earlier this season when he made his debut in the PDRA’s exciting Pro Outlaw 632 class. By Nate Van Wagnen WSOPM 2018 An all-star cast of characters and cars from various series and corners of the country made up this year’s WSOPM field, with each driver having their own unique story to tell over the course of the race week. By Nate Van Wagnen & Josh Hachat 43 87 BRANDON PESZ 93 ERICA ENDERS 97 MARC CARUSO 98 AARON GLASER 8 DEPARTMENTS 8 Letter from the Founder WSOPM founder Wes Buck reflects on the exhil- arating experience that is putting on “the biggest, richest Pro Mod drag race in the history of the known universe,” explaining how what should’ve been a tense, pressure-packed event turned into a fun gathering of Pro Mod’s finest people. CAU G H T 56 Derek Menholt Last year’s Aeromotive Wildcard Shootout winner sustained a couple hard impacts with the retaining walls in the first round of WSOPM, but the Montana native vows to be back