Kelly Wade Email & Phone Number

WinLight Communications was founded in 2011 by Kelly Wade, who entered the extraordinarily fast-paced and completely addictive world of drag racing as a reporter for NHRA’s National Dragster magazine in 2007. She was also a regular feature story contributor on NHRA.com, DragRaceCentral.com, and various drag racing news websites. She was the first web editor for the dynamic online photo magazine LOOK@DragRacing.com.In 2011, WinLight Communications was conceptualized and born as a Public Relations firm with NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Jerry Savoie signed as the very first client. The next season, Funny Car driver Johnny Gray, Top Fuel driver Dominick Lagana, and Pro Stock driver Shane Gray joined the fold, and the business only continued to grow. The Gray Motorsports Pro Stock and Stock Eliminator team, Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr. and sponsor Terry Chandler, multi-class Sportsman racer Jimmy DeFrank and California Car Cover Company, Pro Stock’s Chris McGaha and Harlow Sammons Racing, the Summit Racing-sponsored KB Racing NHRA Pro Stock team, Funny Car racer Tim Wilkerson, KYMCO, and LAT Racing Oils all aligned with WinLight Communications for multiple seasons.WinLight Communications actively and enthusiastically promotes drag racing as a whole, with a core mission of bringing attention to NHRA's esteemed Sportsman league and the drivers within the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, as well as to one of the most technologically advanced and constantly evolving categories in the sport, NHRA Pro Stock. The top-tier professional class features naturally aspirated 500 cubic inch EFI engines and requires profound precision in every aspect – from machining and assembly to tuning and driving in a world of constant development and change. At its heart, WinLight Communications strives to reach the broadest audience possible so that the exhilarating, ultra-competitive experience of drag racing can be felt near and far.

Kelly Wade is a SoCal born-and-raised writer. She authored the book "Drag Racing's Warren 'The Professor' Johnson: The Cars, People & Wins Behind His Pro Stock Success." It was released in May 2021 under the CarTech Books label.

Conduct interviews with NHRA's top drivers and compose feature stories for the NHRA.com homepage on a regular basis.

Pitch, research, conduct interviews, and write feature stories relating to NHRA professional and sportsman racers on a monthly basis. Travel to NHRA national events and provide both on-site and post-race coverage for NHRA.com and National Dragster.

Research, interview, and write feature stories pertaining to individuals in the NHRA community.

Conduct interviews with NHRA's Lucas Oil sportsman series drivers and compose feature stories for the dragracecentral.com homepage.

In February of 2011, Auto Imagery, Inc. launched a website devoted to showcasing NHRA drag racing through vivid, unparalleled photos accompanied by compelling and original editorial content. Bannered as the Premier Drag Racing Photoblog, LOOK @ Drag Racing committed to being a positive and powerful visual news source, free from speculation and rumor. Although short-lived, the website held true to its introductory promise and focused on the visceral reality of the fastest, most intense form of motorsports, as well as the drivers and teams bringing it all to life. Content included past and present standout images from both professional and sportsman competition, celebrating the thunderous power of nitro cars and the grassroots of the sport, as well as feature stories and content supporting some of the most iconic "behind-the-scenes" figures in drag racing, including renown artist Kenny Youngblood and legendary photographer Steve Reyes.

Glendora, California

Provided editorial content including but not limited to feature stories, interviews, and race coverage in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment for NHRA's weekly magazine, National Dragster. Also supplied content for NHRA.com, fan guides, and event programs. Traveled to NHRA national events throughout the country on a regular basis, worked closely with NHRA's photographic department to select compelling images for feature stories and race coverage, worked with graphic artists and production team on layout, fact-checked and approved final pages of magazine before print.