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Journalist Pat Ganahl dies at drag racing event

Legendary hot rod and custom historian, author, and former Hot Rod magazine editor Pat Ganahl died August 19, while driving his restored Ike Ianoco dragster at the Estranged Car Club Show at Riverdale Drag Strip in Portland, Oregon. “We think he had a

medical issue in the car,” former colleague Anna Marco wrote in a statement, noting further

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