“Ours is definitely a fan sport, but I don’t know how in the world you’re going to keep fans
from being in the pits, or how you’re going to keep fans from not sitting six feet from each
other. How in the world can you police that many people, I don’t know.” - BO BUTNER
MOVERS & SHAKERS
MISSION STATEMENT:
Spencer McGee’s
shirt says it all, as the
South Carolina-based
Top Jr. Dragster racer
suits up for qualifying
at the PDRA East
Coast Nationals.
TUNED UP: X275 star tuner Nick Bruder plugs in
a 3.60-second tuneup in Shawn Ayers’ Fletcher
Cox-owned ‘19 Camaro before a qualifying pass
at COVID-8, where Ayers reached the final round
in Radial vs. the World.
PURE PONTIAC: Tommy Youmans, driver of an
incredible twin-turbocharged ‘70 Pontiac GTO,
awaits a Pro 275 qualifying session at COVID-8.
The GTO is one of a dozen Pontiacs in the
Georgia driver’s collection.
WOODY’S WATER BOX:
Longtime Radial vs.
the World wheelman
Mark Woodruff sprays
down the water box
for Craig Sullivan,
who took over the
seat of Woodruff’s
bright yellow ‘Vette
to compete in Pro 275
at COVID-8.
CALLING THE SHOTS: Longtime Mark Woodruff
Racing crew chief Brent Sansoucie directs Craig
Sullivan back to the starting line in Woodruff’s
twin-turbo ‘10 Corvette.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY TARA BOWKER, CHRIS SEARS AND DANNY STOGNER
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