CAUGHT: Big Boom at the Big Go

Cengiz Basu photos In a first-round battle between DI 30 Under 30 honorees Daniel Wilkerson (2017) and Bobby Bode (2022), Wilkerson suffers a catastrophic engine explosion that destroys the SCAG Power Equipment Jackal-themed Ford Mustang Dark Horse body at the 70th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals. [Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in DI #191, the 30 Under 30 Issue, in November / December of 2024.] The engine wasn’t happy from the time Wilkerson smashed the throttle pedal, as it had a dead cylinder before the big boomer ended Wilkerson’s weekend at The Big Go. Wilkerson, running his first full season...