Drag Illustrated Issue 151, December 2019 | Page 104

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COLE CUMMINGS
■ THE CUMMINGS MOTORSPORTS
name is recognized near and far in the brack-
et racing world, and their Moser Engineer-
ing-backed stable of race cars has been a force
to be reckoned with across more than one sanc-
tioning body. For 25-year-old Cole Cummings,
racing is a generational passion, and one in which
he’s heavily invested, both behind the wheel and
as an up-and-coming promoter.
“We were always traveling and racing when I
was growing up,” says Cummings, whose father
is Britt, uncle is Slate, and grandfather is Larry.
“I raced Jr. Dragster for two years, but with all of
our other cars [up to seven at a time], we didn’t
have time to devote to making them better. So,
we decided to wait until we were ready to race
a big car.”
After college, the Hammonds, Louisiana, na-
tive returned to racing, helping the team for an
entire year and earning his keep by cleaning and
maintaining the cars. He soon learned the ropes
from inside the car in Super Comp, then on to
Super Street, followed by Super Gas.
In 2019, Cole stepped into a new corner of the
racing world when he partnered with his father,
Slate, to put together the Hot August Nights
big-money bracket race at Pine Valley Dragway
in east Texas.
“I loved it,” he says. “I’m getting more involved
throughout the sport and broadening my hori-
zons, and instead of just being Britt’s son or
Slate’s nephew, now I’m starting to develop in
the sport.
“I’ve had some success racing, but being brought
up in the sport with my family and representing
our sponsors, I’m learning how to be professional
and always try to help people,” Cummings contin-
ues. “We want to be the best we can be in every
way. Racing is one thing, but you also have to try
to be a good person, too.” – K E L LY WA DI
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