Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show

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Sandy Russell, of Boardman, sits in PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

Sandy Russell, of Boardman, sits in PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, of Niles, sits in PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, of Niles, sits in PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


Rex Swortzbeck, of Greenville, Pa., puts a chrome plate behind one of the wheels of his 2003 Chevrolet Corvette at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

Rex Swortzbeck, of Greenville, Pa., puts a chrome plate behind one of the wheels of his 2003 Chevrolet Corvette at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


The inside of PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster includes buttons, a computerized system, gears, and parachute release levers, which could be seen at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

The inside of PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster includes buttons, a computerized system, gears, and parachute release levers, which could be seen at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


Rex Swortzbeck, of Greenville, Pa., puts a chrome plate behind one of the wheels of his 2003 Chevrolet Corvette at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

Rex Swortzbeck, of Greenville, Pa., puts a chrome plate behind one of the wheels of his 2003 Chevrolet Corvette at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, of Niles, sits in PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, of Niles, sits in PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


PDRA world champion Tom Martino, of Youngstown, stands with his Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

PDRA world champion Tom Martino, of Youngstown, stands with his Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, of Niles, sits in PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, of Niles, sits in PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


Rex Swortzbeck, of Greenville, Pa., finishes putting a chrome plate behind one of the wheels of his 2003 Chevrolet Corvette at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

Rex Swortzbeck, of Greenville, Pa., finishes putting a chrome plate behind one of the wheels of his 2003 Chevrolet Corvette at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


Sandy Russell, of Boardman, sits in PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

Sandy Russell, of Boardman, sits in PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


Rex Swortzbeck, of Greenville, Pa., puts a chrome plate behind one of the wheels of his 2003 Chevrolet Corvette at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

Rex Swortzbeck, of Greenville, Pa., puts a chrome plate behind one of the wheels of his 2003 Chevrolet Corvette at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


From left, Gianna Varie, 4, Dean Varie, and Carter Nice, 12, all of Struthers, look at Rex Swortzbeck's 2003 Chevrolet Corvette while Swortzbeck, bottom right, of Greenville, Pa., puts a chrome plate behind one of his wheels at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

From left, Gianna Varie, 4, Dean Varie, and Carter Nice, 12, all of Struthers, look at Rex Swortzbeck's 2003 Chevrolet Corvette while Swortzbeck, bottom right, of Greenville, Pa., puts a chrome plate behind one of his wheels at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show ...


Savannah Thomas, 6, looks at PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster with her dad William Thomas and brother William Thomas, Jr., all of Boardman, at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

Savannah Thomas, 6, looks at PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster with her dad William Thomas and brother William Thomas, Jr., all of Boardman, at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


PDRA world champion Tom Martino, of Youngstown, stands with his Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

PDRA world champion Tom Martino, of Youngstown, stands with his Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


PDRA world champion Tom Martino, of Youngstown, right, helps Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, of Niles, get into his Top Dragster while Alden's grandmother Patty Butler, of Niles, watches nearby at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

PDRA world champion Tom Martino, of Youngstown, right, helps Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, of Niles, get into his Top Dragster while Alden's grandmother Patty Butler, of Niles, watches nearby at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY ...


From left, Savannah Thomas, 6, William Thomas, and William Thomas, Jr., all of Boardman, look at PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

From left, Savannah Thomas, 6, William Thomas, and William Thomas, Jr., all of Boardman, look at PDRA world champion Tom Martino's Top Dragster at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR


Elmer Swearingen, of New Cumberland, West Virginia, prepares to put the roof on his 2017 Corvette Grand Sport with help from Rex Swortzbeck, left, of Greenville, Pa., at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

Elmer Swearingen, of New Cumberland, West Virginia, prepares to put the roof on his 2017 Corvette Grand Sport with help from Rex Swortzbeck, left, of Greenville, Pa., at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | ...


PDRA world champion Tom Martino, of Youngstown, right, helps Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, of Niles, get into his Top Dragster while Alden's grandmother Patty Butler, of Niles, watches nearby at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

PDRA world champion Tom Martino, of Youngstown, right, helps Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, of Niles, get into his Top Dragster while Alden's grandmother Patty Butler, of Niles, watches nearby at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY ...


PDRA world champion Tom Martino, of Youngstown, right, shows his Top Dragster to Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, and his grandmother Patty Butler, both of Niles, at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR

PDRA world champion Tom Martino, of Youngstown, right, shows his Top Dragster to Robert "Obie" Alden, 4, and his grandmother Patty Butler, both of Niles, at the Mahoning Valley Corvette Club's 25th Annual Corvette and Steel Car Show at Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Sunday. EMILY MATTHEWS | THE VINDICATOR