Keith Haney Racing
Driver Mod Activated: Marcus Birt to Wheel Black Mamba at Throwdown in T-Town
TULSA, OK — When Keith Haney Racing rolls into the Throwdown in T-Town on May 9-10 at Osage Casino & Hotel Tulsa Raceway Park, it 
won’t be Keith Haney himself behind the wheel of the Black Mamba Pro Mod — it’ll be none other than powerhouse driver Marcus Birt.
Haney, Founder, competitor and Two-Time Pro Mod Champion of the Summit Racing Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service, is stepping aside for a worthy reason: attending his daughter’s graduation as she earns her Master’s degree.
“I want to be there to support her — she’s done such a great job,” Haney said. “But don’t think for a second we’re backing down from competition. Marcus is a badass driver, and I know he’ll drive the wheels off the Black Mamba.”
Birt, no stranger to the Pro Mod spotlight, is set to shake up the MWDRS field with his return to nitrous-powered competition. Known for piloting his iconic nitrous Corvette nicknamed John Gotti. Marcus has been as quick as 3.55 at 208 MPH on a radial tire and has run low 3.60s in Pro Mod trim. He’s excited to get back in the seat — especially one with this much bite. Continue reading
Keith Haney Racing wins Texas Tango at Pine Valley Raceway!
Pine Valley, TX – The team at Keith Haney Racing loaded up the Black Mamba and headed south to Pine Valley Raceway for the Summit 
Racing Mid-West Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service LLC Texas Tango. The track is set in a beautiful valley along a great stretch of Texas two lane highway. But, pay attention, the driveway sneaks up on you. It opens up to a great facility that has the feel of small town track but don’t let that fool you, this place gets down!
The crew for the weekend included Steve Crooks and Bobby Salvedra III, meaning we needed to make the most of our limited test passes and keep the car together. We turned the car down out of the hole and poured in down track, which worked to put us in the 3.7xxs leading in to Qualifying.
During Q2, we ran what would be our best pass of the weekend, with a 3.699, landing us the #1 Qualifier Spot! We elected to skip Q3 as it was so hot and had faith that our pass from the night before would hold. It turned out to be a great idea, during our nut/bolt of the car before Eliminations, we noticed the driveshaft had damage. We quickly changed it and made our way to the lanes shortly after. Continue reading
Best Racing of 2024 so far, KHR Shined at US 131
Martin, MI – Our trip to US 131 in Martin, MI for the Summit Racing Mid-West Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service LLC was a huge 
success! This new Pat Musi powerplant has the Black Mamba ready to go head to head with anyone that dares to show up at the Smack Down 2024, especially Steve King and the Pilot Racing team.
With just two passes on this new motor, we knew we had a contender when we loaded the car to come north. Looking at the weather forecast, we knew we had a good chance to set the car up for success. During testing on Friday, the car went a 3.6908, our second quickest pass of the year! We returned later that day for Q1 and shook the tires, but still managed a 3.742. By Q2, the weather had aligned for the best possible opportunity to land at the top of the field. Samuel Peterson and Jimmy Bradshaw had the track prepped for the best round of Qualifying this season! When Keith let go of the button, the car rocketed off the line, laying down a 0.915 60’, 2.243 at the 330’ and a 3.6331 ET for our Quickest Pass of the MWDRS Season! That pass netted us a #3 Qualifier Spot.
For Round One we raced our friend Ed Thornton in the Turbo Camaro tuned by Shane T. We put him in the trailer, but only because our pass (4.07) wasn’t as bad as his 4.66. Our ET may have been slower, but Keith’s Reaction Time was a Personal Best in his MWDRS career at a 0.007! It was a Round Win and we’ll take it. Continue reading
Keith Haney Racing overcomes throttle linkage and line-lock wire breakage on his way to the Semi-Finals
Odessa, MO – After winning the season opener at Osage Casino & Hotel Tulsa Raceway Park, Keith Haney and team arrived at the new Flying 
H Dragstrip prepared to continue their run towards a repeat Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series Pro Mod Class Championship.
Testing on Friday was good, with competitive passes and no issues. As Keith was midway through the first run of Qualifying on Friday night, the throttle linkage broke, resulting in a 3.877 pass. Putting him as 7th Qualifier. With rain setting in, the rest of qualifying would have to wait for Saturday morning.
Saturday Qualifying, the team was first to the lanes ready to move up the ladder. But, the line lock button wire had another idea…. As Keith staged, the wire broke and he rolled the beams, resulting in a redlight and locking in his 3.877 ET… Through round two of qualifying, four racers put up quicker times, pushing Keith and the Black Mamba to 11th for Round One of Eliminations. Continue reading
Haney Wins 2023 MWDRS Pro Mod Title
TULSA, OK – It came down to the last of eight events in the 2023 Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series presented by 
J&A Service, when veteran driver Keith Haney sealed the deal Oct. 21 at Xtreme Raceway Park on his second MWDRS Pro Mod championship.
Haney, who also is the founder and owner of the MWDRS, went into the event holding a slim five-point advantage over second-place Steven Whiteley.
After qualifying third, Haney did his job Saturday afternoon, driving his nitrous-boosted “Black Mamba” 2019 Camaro to a 3.65-seconds win at 205.48 mph over Tony Strachan in the opening round of racing. Meanwhile, second-place starter Whiteley left 13-thousandths of a second too soon, negating a 3.66 pass that would have advanced him past Aaron Wells, who was forced to shut down early.
“It is very surreal, I guess you could call it, but it was a hard-fought battle all the way to the finish,” Haney said after clinching his second Pro Mod championship and third MWDRS season title after doubling up in 2018 as the Drag Radial and Pro Mod champions.
Keith Haney Takes Mid-West Drag Racing Series Pro Mod In Michigan
Martin – In a stunning display of skill and determination, Keith Haney emerged triumphant in the Stroud Safety Pro Mod category during the 
Mid-West Drag Racing Series US 131 Nationals held at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan.
Haney entered the weekend with a broken drive shaft and transmission after competing at the Yellowbullet Nationals at Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Maryland. However, Haney and his team worked tirelessly to rectify the mechanical issues.
“We had our fair share of challenges,” said Haney, Mid-West Drag Racing Series Founder and also the driver behind the wheel of the nitrous oxide-injected Pro Mod Camaro, “Black Mamba.”
“We go up for Q1, and we go 3.66, which puts us as the number two qualifier. I should have lifted, but I didn’t,” Haney admitted. “I stayed in it, went .66, and got pretty close to the wall.”
Great Weekend in St. Louis for Keith Haney Racing
Tulsa, OK – The KHR team rolled into World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis on Thursday with high expectations and the Stroud 
Safety Pro Mod points lead.
“When we left here July 1st, the weather was a mess. It was hard to leave knowing I was leading the points and wanted to finish the event so badly”, states Haney. “I couldn’t wait to finish it. We’ve had consistency this year and Brandon (Switzer) has Black Mamba on a string”.
The makeup race from June, Keith beat Chris Juliano in the first round but fell to Brandon Snider (driving the Steven Whiteley Camaro) 3.701 to his 3.643 in the second round.
In Race Star Wheels Pro Junior Dragster, Kilee bested Sarah Stewart in the first round but a red light start (-.002) in the second round to Brody Zimmerman took her out early.
“It was great to get that round win. I’ve been working on my lights since I started driving and it was just a little too quick in the second round”, states Kilee.
Keith Haney Kicks off Season with Impressive Performance
Noble, OK – Keith Haney Racing (KHR) started the season on a high note with an outstanding performance in the first three races of the year. 
The team showcased their skill and determination, delivering remarkable results on the track.
When rain postponed the Mid-West Drag Racing Series season-opener at Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, Texas, the race was contested in Tulsa on Wednesday & Thursday May 10-11. An impressive field of cars battled it out and Black Mamba was runner-up to Brandon Snider driving the Whiteley-owned Camaro, normally driven by Steven Whiteley.
With just three days between races, the team headed to XRP for the Xtreme Outlaw Pro Mod race. Despite initial weather setbacks, the KHR team made their mark during qualifying (which he claimed the #1 spot) and eliminations. Keith Haney, driving with precision and speed, set career-best times throughout the event. His first-round victory featured an impressive time of 3.638 seconds at 204.82 mph. Haney continued his winning streak in the second round, clocking in at 3.627 seconds at 206.42 mph, defeating Kevin Hargett. Unfortunately, the winning streak came to an end in a close race against Doug Riesterer, with Haney posting a solid time of 3.644 seconds at 206.42 mph.
Keith Haney Closes Out 2022 Season with Runner-Up Finish in Pro Mod at MWDRS Xtreme Texas World Finals
TULSA, OK – Keith Haney accomplished his goal of finishing off the 2022 Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series 
(MWDRS) presented by J&A Service season on a high note, as he raced to a runner-up finish in Stroud Safety Pro Mod at the Xtreme Texas World Finals at Xtreme Raceway Park. Haney in his nitrous-assisted “Black Mamba” Camaro left the starting line first in the final round, but came up short at the finish line with a 3.676-second pass at 204.36 MPH to Ron Muenks’ 3.618 at 208.62.
“It’s a good, positive start to 2023 that we’re already excited about getting started on, even though it’s not until March,” Haney said. “But it was a great team effort. Without the crew and my family there, we couldn’t have gotten to where we were. We had a lot of thrashing going on – changed motors and tore down a couple motors. My team – Dale Hancock, Shane Goodnight, Andy Hoffman, Steve Cooks, Brandon Switzer, Lil Bobby Savedra – they worked their butts off to get us to the finals. I drove good. I had good lights – a great light in the final, just didn’t have enough in it to get that .61.”
The No. 5 qualifier, Haney started race day with a 3.739 at 202.61 over Keith Goolsby, followed by a 3.713 at 203.16 over Tony Strachan’s 3.869. The Oklahoma native then used a holeshot advantage and 3.669 at 204.17 to defeat newly crowned champion Dustin Nesloney and his 3.673.
Keith Haney Ready to End 2022 Season on High Note at MWDRS Xtreme Texas World Finals
TULSA, OK – Keith Haney is quick to admit a driver error cost him and his Keith Haney Racing team an easy first-round win in Stroud 
Safety Pro Mod at the fall Throwdown in T-Town. Making up for that is one reason why Haney is fired up for the final race of the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service season, the Xtreme Texas World Finals, Oct. 21-22, at Xtreme Raceway Park.
Haney qualified third at the Throwdown at Osage Casino & Hotel Tulsa Raceway Park, the track he co-owns with fellow Pro Mod racer Todd Martin. He had a first-round bye, but Haney’s Musi-powered Summit Racing/Strange Engineering “Black Mamba” Camaro suffered a transmission issue in the final qualifying session that couldn’t be fixed for the opening round of eliminations.
“It was all my fault,” admitted Haney, who was the defending event champion. “Had nothing to do with the crew or anything. In Q3, for some reason I hit the line-lock button going down the racetrack, which slowed down the car and burned up the transmission. It should’ve been a 3.60-something. All driver error. I don’t know how I did it, but I did it. It is what it is. We tried to get it fixed. Had all the parts to fix it, just couldn’t get it fixed in time. So we had a bye, which we ultimately didn’t get to show up for. That’s how our race ended up.”
