MOVERS & SHAKERS
SMOKEY AND THE GANG : Two-time PDRA Pro Nitrous world champion Jason Harris ( second from right ) and his wife , Crystal , take their kids , Hailey and Jase , trick-or-treating during the PDRA World Finals . The Harris team dressed up as characters from “ Smokey and the Bandit ,” with Jayme Thompson ( left ) as Buford T . Justice and Daniel Perry ( center ) as Cledus .
DO IT FOR DOM : Veteran nitro racing crew member Gary Pritchett shows the “ We Love Dom ” message written in Sharpie on his forearm after Steve Torrence won the NHRA FallNationals . Torrence Racing crew chief Dom Lagana was able to watch the victory from an Indianapolis hospital , where he continues to recover from serious injuries sustained in an August car accident .
JOCKSTRONG : Ervin “ Jock ” Allen , who was one of the first people in the professional drag racing community to fight a nasty case of the COVID-19 virus , is clearly glad to be back at the races with Steve Johnson ’ s NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team .
ELITE GROUP : Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman and PJS Racing team coowner Jeff Jones snap a photo on the starting line at the Texas Motorplex . Jones ’ Imperial Construction firm built the massive facility that now houses Freeman ’ s Elite HP parts business in Fort Worth , Texas .
SEEING DOUBLE : Radial vs . the World star and class-leading chassis builder David Reese is joined by his grandson , Carter , and his wife , Mandi , at the No Mercy 11 costume contest . Carter was dressed up as his grandpa , wearing a custom “ firesuit ” complete with Reese ’ s sponsors .
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