Andrew and Dina Parise (pronounced Pahreesee) are in tune with
the fact husband and wife Pro Modified teams aren’t the norm. Sure,
there were the Paynes, Jay and Shelly, who made up drag racing’s first
known spousal Pro Modified team, but let’s state from the outset, these
couples are worlds apart.
He’s a former Super Gas racer turned Pro Modified competitor, who holds
down a Long Island, N.Y.-based executive job, and she’s the former Ice
Capades skater, who followed the lead of her husband into drag racing.
She’s done a good job of keeping up, too.
When he left to pursue the challenge of Pro Modified racing, Dina jumped into his former race car and started making laps.