MOVERS & SHAKERS
BLAKE IN BLACK : PDRA Jr . Dragster graduate Blake Denton poses with his PAR-powered Top Dragster in the staging lanes at Virginia Motorsports Park .
LEADING LADY : Angie Jones guides one of the T . T . Jones Racing riders into the beams at the PDRA Summer Shootout , where the Pro Nitrous Motorcycle returned after sitting out a race to honor Jones ’ late husband , T . T . Jones .
GOOD VIBES : Longtime doorslammer guru Chuck Samuel sports a smile and a bright Powers Racing crew shirt as he checks out the starting line to see if he needs to make any last-minute changes to the tuneup in Chris Powers ’ Extreme Pro Stock entry .
LAW & ORDER : PDRA assistant event director Paul Cartwright ( left ) is joined by X275 class founder John Sears , who filled in for PDRA tech director Lonnie Grim at the PDRA Summer Shootout .
COOL AS ICE : Justin Ashley and team owner Dustin Davis are soaked by an icy bath courtesy of the Davis Motorsports crew members as the independent team celebrates Ashley ’ s first Top Fuel victory . Ashley defeated TJ Zizzo in the final round of the NHRA Summernationals , which was completed at the U . S . Nationals .
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