PDRA Names Congdon Sr. VP of Marketing
The motto for the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) in its initial year of competition has been “Failure is not an option.” Mike Congdon Now, the PDRA is nearing completion of a very...
View ArticlePDRA Releases 2015 National-Event Schedule
The Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) released its 2015 national-event schedule Oct. 1, featuring 10 races, with five new tracks on the tour following its 2014 inaugural season. The PDRA...
View ArticleHaney Tests New PN Car at Rockingham; Heads to PDRA Richmond
Keith Haney Racing completed a successful two-day test of his brand-new Pro Nitrous 2014 Chevrolet Camaro at Rockingham Dragway on Wednesday (Oct. 8), putting a wide smile on Keith Haney’s face as he...
View ArticleGoforth Going After Two Championships in One Weekend
To say that Cary Goforth, driver of the Dean’s Casing Service Pro Stock Camaro, has a good year, would be an understatement at best. This season alone he’s had numerous wins across two organizations....
View ArticleDavis Not Giving Up on PDRA Top Sportsman Crown
For Ronnie “The King” Davis it ain’t over ‘til it’s over. With this weekend’s double-race weekend for the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) at Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP), the veteran Top...
View ArticlePDRA Shifts to Three-Day Schedule for Championship Finals
The inaugural Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Championship Finals were set to wrap up Saturday, Oct. 11, but after several rain showers interrupted Friday’s qualifying sessions a third day...
View ArticlePDRA Championship Finals Postponed Again by Rain
Despite extensive track drying and preparation efforts by the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA), not one car was able to make a pass down the eighth mile on Saturday at Virginia Motorsports...
View ArticlePDRA Finally Completes Rain-Delayed Dragstock Event at Richmond
It took five weeks, four rain delays and racing at two tracks in neighboring states, but the all-eighth-mile Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) finally crowned winners of its postponed...
View ArticleHarris, Snider, DiSomma, Penland and McKinney Win PDRA Finale in Virginia
Rising Pro Nitrous star Jason Harris (above) completed an almost perfect campaign Oct. 13, by going to his eighth final round in as many events this year and winning his sixth race to cap off a...
View ArticleMorrell Returning to PXM Full Time in 2015
It’s been four long years since Kim Morrell last raced for a full season. She made that one count, though, by winning the 2010 ADRL Pro Extreme Motorcycle (PXM) world championship. Kim Morrell The...
View ArticleBradenton Replaces Tulsa on 2015 PDRA Schedule
The Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) announced Nov. 7, that Bradenton Motorsports Park, near Tampa, FL, will replace Tulsa Raceway Park on its 2015 national-event schedule. Bradenton will...
View ArticlePDRA Returning with Same Class Line-up in 2015
The Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) announced Nov. 24, that the same nine classes it operated in its initial 2014 season will return next year. For 2015, Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Pro...
View ArticleTricia Musi Taking on Top Sportsman
For as long as Tricia Musi can remember she’s wanted to drive race cars. In her younger years she watched father, Pat Musi, build his engine business and field his own cars. In more recent years Tricia...
View ArticleMontecalvo Makes Crew Chief Change for 2015 PDRA Season
PDRA Extreme Pro Stock team owner and driver John Montecalvo recently announced that veteran tuner and former driver Tommy Lee will replace Justin Belfance as car chief and crew chief on Montecalvo’s...
View ArticleJones Sees Value in PDRA Interview Sponsorship
When Rick Jones teamed up with Elite Motorsports a few years ago he probably never dreamed of the day he’d be sitting on the other side of an astronomical year with multiple race wins, records set and...
View Article$5K Bonus for First 3.60 in PDRA Pro Nitrous
“I want to give five thousand dollars away. I can’t wait to hand the cash to a PDRA driver.” So says Pro Nitrous team owner Bryant Marriner as the PDRA prepares for its sophomore season of eighth-mile...
View ArticlePDRA Axes Extreme Pro Stock Class
A brief, late-night release Jan. 8, from the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) revealed the all-eighth-mile organization is dropping Extreme Pro Stock (XPS) from its 2015 competition mix....
View ArticleMelanie Simmons Salemi Moves to PDRA Pro Boost
Canadian-turned-New Yorker, Melanie Simmons Salemi, will be pulling the next gear in her racing career, moving from Top Dragster to Pro Boost in 2015. Pro Boost quickly became one of the most sought...
View ArticlePDRA Announces New Pro Open Outlaw Class for 2015
In only their second season as the world’s premier eighth-mile drag racing association, the PDRA is already expanding their class line up. Pro Open Outlaw will debut at select events on the PDRA tour...
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