PMRA
THE JOHN MASSINGBERD MEMORIAL AWARD PRESENTED AT DRAG STRIP MEMORIES
Erik Tomas honoured as newest recipient
Mount Hope, ON – The John Massingberd Memorial Award has been presented by the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) to a new, 
deserving individual, who represents the same commitment, dedication and passion that John Massingberd conveyed for the sport of auto racing.
Massingberd, a long-time motorsports media personality, was instrumental in promoting Canadian motorsports until his passing in December of 2008, after a long and courageous battle with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
This year’s award was presented on April 14, at the Drag Strip Memories show at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario to Erik Tomas. Continue reading
The John Massingberd Memorial Award to be Presented at Drag Strip Memories
Event to be held April 14 at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
CAYUGA, ON – The Pro Modified Racing Association and what it represents to the teams, the sponsors, the media, its race venues and most 
importantly to its fans, is very pleased and honored to present The John Massingberd Memorial Award to a deserving individual again this year.
This year, the award will be presented during the Drag Strip Memories Show on April 14.
In keeping with the spirit of the PMRA, it is appropriate to recognize John Massingberd through this annual award. John was a national ambassador of Canadian Motorsport in all disciplines of the sport through his keen insight and entrepreneurial creativity.
In the late 1980s, John co-established Promark Motorsport International, Raceline Motorsport Television and Snowtrax Television with Bruce Mehlenbacher, two media ventures responsible for bringing Canadian motorsport to a greater audience and well-deserved prominence. Along with coverage of drag racing, stock car racing, road racing, and tractor pulls with Promark and Raceline Television, he went on to co-found and co-anchor of Raceline Radio in 1993.
PMRA and NEOPMA renew partnership at Empire Dragway
CAYUGA, ONTARIO – The Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike and Sled Series (
PBSS) are pleased to announce the confirmation of four race dates on the 2024 calendar.
The self-governing organizations of the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) and the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) are excited to announce the renewal of their partnership for the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge events at Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY, for 2024.
The PMRA/NEOPMA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) will compete at the eighth-mile track on June 21-22, 2024 and August 16-17, 2024. The Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) are also scheduled for June 7-8, 2024 and September 13-14, 2024.
Empire Dragway’s Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge V Results
LEICESTER, NY – Race fans were treated to a large field of Pro Modified, Top Dragster and Top Sportsman entries recently, at Leicester, New York’s Empire Dragway. The weekend of August 18-19 saw 41 Top Dragsters and Top Sportsman cars taking part in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and 21 Pro Modified cars competing at the two-day meet. Empire Dragway also hosted the first round of this year’s Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenges, on June 30 & July 1, with the NEOPMA and PMRA Pro Modifieds and Quick 32 Sportsman Series running full fields.
Of the 21 Pro Modifieds of the NEOPMA and PMRA entered into competition, Melanie Salemi of Buffalo, NY qualified number one in the field, with a 3.605 second, 207.56 mph qualifying run. She was eliminated in the final round by Maryland’s Derek Ward, who qualified third. He took the victory with a 3.591 second, 203.71 mph posting over Salemi’s 3.617 second, 198.41 mph in the Pro Modified final.
NEOPMA/PMRA Pro Modifieds return to Empire Dragway this weekend
Event includes full Quick 32 Sportsman Series competition
CAYUGA, ON – The Pro Modifieds of the NEOPMA and PMRA will return to Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY this weekend for their second 
scheduled show of 2023, the Empire Dragway/NEOPMA Challenge V. After a successful first appearance at the Western New York facility in July, a large contingent of cars from both Canada and the US will once again represent the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association and the Pro Modified Racing Association on August 18 &19.
Competitors including Mike Decker Jr., Andy Jensen, Kevin McCurdy, Jack Grainy, Melanie Salemi, Bob Bauer, Matt Guenther, Mike Stawicki, James Beadling, John Camp, Gary Courtier, Mike Decker III, Matt Deitsch Jr., Tom Gray, Travis Gueguen, Tyler Hard, Tino Iandansi, Steve King/Gene Pilot/Jeff Miller Team, Kevin McCurdy, Fred Scriba Jr., Dave Texido, Team Vandergeld, John Vergotz, Derek Ward, and Jason White are scheduled to participate, along with some of the Canadian contingent, including Jay Santos (pictured), and Ken Lang.
Along with a strong Pro Modified presence, a full field of Top Sportsman and Top Dragster Quick 32 Sportsman Series teams from both sides of the US-Canada border, are ready to do battle on Empire Dragway’s eighth-mile dragstrip.
Pro modified racing association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series to be featured on Raceline Radio Network
CAYUGA, ON – Raceline Radio Network anchor Erik Tomas will once again team up with Bruce Mehlenbacher, Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) and Quick 32 Sportsman Series Director of Operations. Mehlenbacher will be a featured guest on the Raceline Radio Network broadcast, heard coast-to-coast across Canada, the week of August 13, 2023.
Of discussion will be the Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series’ participation with the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) at the Empire Dragway/NEOPMA Challenge V, being held August 18-19, 2023.
“The Raceline Radio Network gives the Series and Empire Dragway extended national media coverage, in Canada and the North Eastern United States,” said Bruce Mehlenbacher. “It expands the popularity and marketability of the two organizations and drag racing itself” he added.
Finals for Quick 32 Sportsman Series part of upcoming Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge V
Top Sportsman, Top Dragster and NEOPMA/PMRA Pro Modifieds return to Empire Dragway
CAYUGA, ON – The second of this year’s Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge’s at Empire Dragway, in Leicester, NY is set to take place 
August 18-19. While Melanie Salemi and John Camp were declared co-winners in the Pro Modified final at the previous Challenge, the finals in the companion Quick 32 Sportsman Series were postponed due to the weather.
Top Dragster and Top Sportsman cars competed on their own with the Pro Modifieds, but the final two postponed rounds will take place on Friday August 18. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman finals will take place at 2:00 pm, with the finals of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series at 4:00 pm. The second complete program of Pro Modifieds and Quick 32 Sportsman Series entries will begin qualifying on Friday at 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm and Saturday at 12:00 pm, with eliminations starting at 2:00 pm.
The Top Sportsman final from July 1 will pit Jennifer Guenther of Livonia, NY, in her big-block Chevy Nova, against the 1955 Chevy of Doug Lynden of Bergen, NY. On the Top Dragster side, Lucas Salemi of Clarence Center, NY with his S&W Race Cars dragster is pitted against McGraw, NY’s Cody Reome. The top eliminator between the door cars and the dragsters will then race on the eighth-mile track, to decide the event champion.
NEOPMA/PMRA Pro Modifieds ready for first showdown this weekend ~ Popular door slammers take to the Empire Dragway for two-day event
LEICESTER, NY – The Pro Modifieds of the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) and Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) will return to Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY this weekend, in the first of two scheduled weekend shows for 2023. Last year the Pro Modifieds from both series ran successfully on the New York state drag strip, and this year’s event promises to provide more action and cars in this popular door-slammer class.
“Together with John (NEOPMA President John Mazzorana) and Jerry Scaccia (Empire Dragway), we worked out a trial show with the Pro Modifieds last year and it was a big hit,” noted PMRA Series Director Bruce Mehlenbacher. “This year we have more cars from NEOPMA, plus a contingent of PMRA teams from Ontario, to present one of the finest Pro Modified shows around.”
Along with a strong Pro Modified presence, a bonus for fans this year is the addition of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, which includes Top Sportsman and Top Dragster teams. A full field of teams from both sides of the US-Canada border are ready to do battle on the Empire Dragway eighth-mile.
Full Field of Top Dragster and Top Sportsman TEAMS expected to compete this weekend at Empire Dragway
Quick 32 Sportsman Series cars part of NEOPMA/PMRA Pro Modified event in first of two shows
LEICESTER, NY – With only a few days left before the NEOPMA/PMRA kickoff race at Empire Dragway this coming long weekend, Quick 
32 Sportsman Series Director Bruce Mehlenbacher said he is very pleased with the expected Top Dragster and Top Sportsman entries that are scheduled to participate at the Northern New York State facility in Leicester, NY.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series will participate with the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) and the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA) at Empire Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge IV and V, on June 30-July 1 and August 18-19, 2023.
The merger of Pro Modifieds of the NEOPMA and the PMRA was successful in 2022, and it was decided by officials to continue with the two-race series. But, an added bonus for drag race fans is the return of the dragsters and door cars in the companion Quick 32 Sportsman Series.
PMRA and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series to be featured on Raceline Radio Network
Cayuga, ON – In the spring of 2009, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series. www.Quick32.ca was established for high-horsepower Sportsman-class 
teams to compete on a regular basis. These teams, from Ontario, Quebec, Michigan, and New York had little opportunity to compete in a professionally-operated series devoted solely to these types of drag racing cars.
The Series is comprised of Top Sportsman, or “door” cars (full-bodied, full-fendered cars), and Top Dragsters. Both classes are based on the same classes in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and International Hot Rod Association (IHRA).
A major step in the development of this new series was the Championship Point Award Series, which continues to be presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series uses rules, regulations, and other factors of the established and successful Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA. The Series offers a wide variety of body styles (dragster, altered, door-car) and engine combinations (carburettor, supercharged, turbocharged) for versatile, diverse, and colorful Sportsman drag racing.
