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2023 Photo Annual: No Fear

The photographer’s flash and the nitro flames illuminate driver James Gilliland’s face as he launches in the “Psycho Too” ‘23 T-Bucket Fuel Altered at the Nitro Chaos Finals. Photograph by Joe McHugh

[Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in DI #186, the Photo Annual Issue, in Jan/Feb of 2024.]

This story was originally published on July 8, 2024. Drag Illustrated

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