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2023 Photo Annual: Time-Honored Tradition

Charles Ferguson, a longtime racer at New York’s rural South Butler Dragway, is in his element as he smokes his cigar while waiting to make a pass in his beloved Maverick. Photograph by David Hilner

[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 May 24, 2024. Drag Illustrated

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