Galot Motorsports
JOSH PEAKE ACCEPTS NEW ROLE AS GENERAL MANAGER AT GALOT MOTORSPORTS PARK
GALOT Motorsports Park announces the addition of Josh Peake as General Manager ahead of the 2024 racing season
BENSON, NC – Josh Peake will pack years of motorsports experience and enthusiasm while he relocates to GALOT Motorsports Park for his 
new role of General Manager in 2024. Peake is no stranger to multi-tasking with an array of racing-related duties decorating his background. From tech inspection, race director, on-track starter, division director, safety crew member, and General Manager of North Florida Motorplex, Peake is well-equipped to handle the demanding, yet rewarding, position ahead of him at GALOT.
“GALOT is one of the finest drag racing facilities in the country and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to be there,” said Peake. “I’ve enjoyed my time at North Florida Motorplex and feel like I created a strong foundation for them to continue running the racetrack. Now I’m excited about moving closer to home and hope to expand the variety of events on the GALOT schedule and bring in even more success.”
As a Columbia, South Carolina native who is focused on family, the move to GALOT in Eastern North Carolina will also bring Peake within a reasonable driving distance to his relatives. He plans to plant roots at the eastern North Carolina facility where his wife, Katie, and daughter, Madison, are eager to continue working side-by-side at the racetrack with him. Peake’s young son, Crosby, was content to relocate with the reassurance that they had baseball nearby.
Daniel Pharris Leads 32-Car Pro Mod Field Going into Eliminations at 50th Annual Snowbird Nationals
BRADENTON, FL – After 50 Pro Modified entries took to the Bradenton Motorsports Park eighth mile in qualifying for the 50th annual 
Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks, Daniel Pharris ended up the No. 1 qualifier with a 3.616-second pass at 207.50 mph. Pharris and 31 other drivers go into eliminations in M&M Transmission Outlaw Pro Mod presented by Carmack Engineering on Sunday morning.
Along with Pro Mod, the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals include a number of other big-tire, small-tire and sportsman classes. The No. 1 qualifiers are Manny Buginga (Pro 275 presented by FuelTech), Daryl Stewart (Voss Wheelie Bars Outlaw 632 presented by $hameless Racing), Justin Palmer (X275 presented by Precision Shaft Technologies), Matt Bell (Limited Drag Radial presented by Mickey Thompson Tires), Brian Keep (Ultra Street presented by TRZ Motorsports), Jerry Norton (5.50 Index), Pat Nanney (6.50 Index), Mark Oakes (7.50 Index), and Spencer Allen (4.60 Bike).
Driving the ProCharger-boosted GALOT Motorsports ’69 Camaro, Pharris shot to the No. 1 spot in the first qualifying session on Friday night with his 3.616. He held the top spot over two more qualifying sessions on Saturday, holding off the 3.618 at 211.86 of Mike Decker Jr. in his screw-blown Decker’s Salvage “Big Change” ’17 Camaro. Eric Dillard (3.62 at 208.04), Randy Weatherford (3.636 at 207.75), and Scott Wildgust (3.638 at 207.78) rounded out the top 5.
Franklin Wins 1st Mad Mule Pro Mod Shootout at GALOT Motorsports Park
The first Mad Mule of 2018 was one to remember and yet another reason GALOT Motorsports Park is the premiere 
racing facility in the southeast!
On Saturday GALOT was filled with the roar of Outlaws and Pro Mods, the smell of high-octane fuel, and thick plumes of tire smoke.
The competition was fierce with 4.70 Outlaws, Pro Mods, Dragsters, Door Cars, and Junior Dragsters all vying for the top spot in their respective classes.
Lots of slick cars and lighting fast runs — culminating with a searing 204 mph streak from Fredericksburg, VA’s Tommy Franklin to take home the Mad Mule top prize in the Pro Mod Shootout!
MVM by GALOT Becomes the Official Wheelie Bar of the PDRA
PITTSBORO, NC – MVM by GALOT Motorsports makes its first public move since the company changed ownership 
in October. The innovative wheelie bar manufacturer was started in 2012 by Mike Valerio. When the company was purchased by GALOT Motorsports everyone knew there were good things ahead. The first of new things for the company is a partnership with the PDRA to become the Official Wheelie Bar of the eighth-mile doorslammer series. GALOT Motorsports representative and 2016 PDRA Pro Boost World Champion, Kevin Rivenbark, has been heading up MVM by GALOT with Valerio’s continued expert design input.
“We were very fortunate to be able to acquire a proven product such as MVM carbon wheelie bars,” stated Rivenbark. “MVM has the only proven carbon wheelie bars on the market today, and that is what separates us from the rest. We are planning to carry it to the next level.
GALOT Motorsports Acquires MVM Products
BENSON, NC – GALOT Motorsports once again continues to broaden the organization’s horizons. With an implicit 
focus on strengthening the industry, GALOT Motorsports recently purchased Mike Valerio Motorsports (MVM) Products.
MVM was started in 2012 by Mike Valerio and quickly became an industry leader in wheelie bar production and design. Valerio utilized years of R&D and an extensive background in Pro Stock chassis fabrication to develop his unique wheelie bars. Since startup, Valerio has developed one of the most rigid wheelie bars on the market for both dual and single wheel sets. MVM’s proficiency is proven by the large number of Pro Mod teams that have chosen MVM bars.
GALOT Drivers Dominate in GALOT Motorsports Pro Boost
PITTSBORO, NC – There have been only two unique winners in GALOT Motorsports Pro Boost this season and both 
of those also happen to come from the GALOT Motorsports camp. Kevin Rivenbark came out swinging this year, winning the first three events. Teammate John Strickland ran beside him in the Dallas final. At the most recent Summer Drags at US 131 Motorsports Park, Rivenbark went out in round two, meaning that for the first time this year someone else would walk away with the Pro Boost trophy.
Strickland continued to march through the competition, taking out Todd Moyer, Steve Summers, and Ric Fleck before meeting EKanoo Racing’s Gary White in the final. White had been the one to put Rivenbark on the trailer earlier and as the world’s quickest and fastest import car, was making a big splash in Pro Boost competition. White was unable to best two GALOT drivers on race day, however, as the machine couldn’t make the staging call and Strickland cruised to victory, unopposed, posting the quickest time of the day, a 3.822. Coupled with his .030 reaction time, he would have been hard to beat.
Pro Boost’s Kevin Rivenbark Rides Undefeated Momentum into PDRA Summer Drags
MARTIN, MI – The quiet town of Martin, Michigan will come alive with the thunder of 3,000+ horsepower 
doorslammers this weekend as the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) rolls into town for the PDRA Summer Drags. The northernmost event on the nine-race PDRA circuit, the Summer Drags has grown to become one of the largest races of its kind in the region.
One of the biggest stories to watch at Martin is the dominance of Kevin Rivenbark in the GALOT Motorsports Park Pro Boost class. The North Carolina driver won all three prior PDRA events this season behind the wheel of his supercharged GALOT Motorsports 2015 Corvette. Surprisingly, he doesn’t feel any particular pressure to maintain his undefeated record.
