This Supercharged Mustang Is a Real Grabber, and It’s Aiming for 9-Second Blasts!
Peer pressure can make us do some crazy things. From dares in school to eating some things we would later regret, many have let the pressure get to them.
In the case of Joey Marshall, the peer pressure on him was about going drag racing as his cousin did, and that’s a pressure we can get behind!
“I got into drag racing because of my cousin Morgan Hanson,” said Joey. “She was big into racing, and always gave me crap telling me I needed to buy something to take to the track to race her.”
Joey would eventually succumb to the pressure with the 2011 Ford Mustang you see here, but by then, it was too late for Morgan to see him race. “She passed away after a battle with cancer before I got that chance,” Joey admitted. “So, she is the reason why I have a big fu cancer ribbon on my car.”
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Joey only had the Mustang for one year before he delved into the world of drag-and-drive. “Started doing drag and drives in 2021 and that's really all I have ever done besides some test and tune days,” said Joey. “Seeing people's reactions to the cars as we roll thru towns is awesome.
The determination of racers you see is unmatched, guys changing engines and fixing other miscellaneous broken parts along the road, or in parts store parking lots. It's always truly an adventure.”
The 2011 Mustang wears the popular shade of Grabber blue, first introduced in 1969 by the Blue Oval company, and although the car still maintains a good amount of a factory look on the exterior, Joey has made some major changes to the running gear.
The stock Coyote was pulled and replaced by a built one from Justin’s Performance Center Inc., and for some extra horses, an F-1 ProCharger and a nitrous system were added in.
Power is passed through a Freddy Brown-built 4R70 overdrive with a Circle D Specialties converter in the bellhousing, and the suspension has been upgraded with Menscer Motorsports front struts and QA1 rear shocks.
Joey’s drag-and-drive experiences are based in the index categories, getting his start by earning the fifth spot in the 11.00 class on Rocky Mountain Race Week (RMRW) 2.0 in 2021.
Joey made the drive from Nebraska to Florida and averaged a 10.30 in the Dial-Your-Own class at the 2022 edition of Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive, and followed that with another top ten finish in the 10.00 class on Rocky Mountain Race Week (RMRW) 2.0.
2023 has been a busy one for Joey, participating in the Cruise and Lose event in April, followed by the King of The Open Road in Oklahoma one month later. Now he’s preparing for RMRW 2.0, as well as Death Week just under a month later. “My son Billy Marshall will be joining me for Death Week,” said Joey. “He has been on 3 other events with me, and we love doing these events together.”
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Motion Raceworks, Joey Marshall and Chris Story.
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