Tulsa, OK – An adrenaline-fueled spectacle rocked the Thunder in the Valley event as the Pro Mods made their return to Thunder Valley Raceway Park after an almost 10 year hiatus.

In an exciting Pro Mod clash, Keith Haney emerged as the undisputed champion in the Stroud Safety Pro Mod category. Haney blazed through the eighth-mile besting his competitor, Steven Whiteley. The crowd cheered as Haney secured victory with a jaw-dropping time of 3.662 seconds, overshadowing Whiteley’s valiant effort of 3.794 seconds. Haney was coming off a MWDRS Runner-Up at the season finale at XRP and the recent XRP make-up race in Tulsa in May.

The Pro Mod Slammers category witnessed an epic showdown, with local favorite Aaron Wells beating Keith Goolsby.

In one of the most exciting displays on the starting line, the J&A Service Funny Car battle culminated in Steve Macklyn’s well-deserved win over Jim Whiteley. Macklyn left the line first, propelling him to victory. Both Steve and Jim suffered mechanical issues, but Steve prevailed due to his starting line advantage. This was the teams’ first Funny Car victory. The excitement was visible on the starting line as his sons, Mark and Ryan Macklyn, long-time friend Jerry Ostler, and new-to-the-team tuner Jeff Pierce celebrated the victory. This also was the first Funny Car victory for Jeff Pierce, who has two MWDRS Pro Mod Championships to his credit.

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Tulsa, OK – The Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series started off with some beautiful days at the track despite a rainy forecast.

“It had been a long break, but everyone was fired up to get back to the action”, as stated by series founder, Keith Haney. “The long break for the series always makes us more eager. As driver’s, we only want so much time away from the track!”

In the J&A Service Funny Car showdown, Annie Whiteley took the victory over Mike Doushgounian a first-time MWDRS racer from California.

The Stroud Safety Pro Mod race was intense, with Brandon Snider driving Steven Whiteley’s car and defeating none other than series owner Keith Haney himself. Brandon started from the sixteenth qualifying spot but powered through Ron Muenks, Ed Thornton, and Todd Martin in the rounds.

Moving on to the Pro Mod Slammers, Ron Muenks showcased his skills by defeating Chris Juliano in a thrilling race.

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TULSA, OK – Hold on tight for a mind-blowing Double Event at the historic Throwdown in T-Town May 10th-13th at Tulsa Raceway Park. After moving the recently postponed season-opener in Texas to Tulsa, fans and racers alike will be treated to an extended 4-day event.

Prepare for a Clash of Titans as the Reigning Champions in Pro Mod, Funny Car, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Sportsman Junior, and Pro Junior Dragster descend upon the famed Tulsa Raceway Park. Will any of the 2022 champions set themselves up for a run at the 2023 championship this week? Dustin Nesloney, Chris Marshall, Anita Strasburg, Rod Moore, Tyler Wells, and Alexis Kesterson will find out soon.

“After we had to postpone the season-opener at XRP in March due to weather, the wait is over, and we are ready to unleash the action!” States Event Director Ellen Eschenbacher “It has been an agonizing six months since our last race and we are all excited.”

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TULSA, OK — The upcoming spring edition of the Throwdown in T-Town at Osage Casino Hotel Tulsa Raceway Park will contest TWO Events in a 4 day period due to the first MWDRS Race being canceled due to rain in Ferris TX . We will have something for everyone, from nationally touring Pro Mods and Funny Cars to nostalgia Gassers, local sportsman racing, and much more. It all goes down May 10-13, and FREE TICKETS for the event are available now.

“This has become a nationally recognized, can’t-miss event,” said Keith Haney, co-owner, Tulsa Raceway Park. “Whether you’re a fan or a racer, you’ve gotta make plans to be a part of this event. Fans have come to expect a thrilling, diverse show at the Throwdown, and they absolutely pack the place. Racers come from all over the country because they want to put on a great show in front of a huge crowd. It’s a win-win for everyone involved.”

The headliner for the Throwdown in T-Town is the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service DOUBLE EVENT, with their Stroud Safety Pro Mod and J&A Service Funny Car classes leading the way.

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TULSA, OK – The Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series Presented by J&A Service would like to announce a dynamic partnership with FloRacing for the 2023 season. With this collaboration, all eight of the MWDRS tour stops will be broadcast in their entirety on FloRacing providing our fans with unprecedented access to the series racers and sponsors.

“We’ve worked extremely hard with FloRacing to create an amazing partnership that will allow us to showcase the series like never before. We’ll be doing things that no other series has done”, states series Founder Keith Haney. “I’m so excited to present what we have worked so hard to achieve the last few months.

About half-way through the 2022 season, MavTV partnered with FloRacing to show the MWDRS events live streaming. As the dynamics changed within MavTV, we developed a relationship with FloRacing and the talks progressed to this partnership.

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TULSA, OK – The Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series Presented by J&A Service would like to welcome Chad Reynolds to our broadcast team. Chad Reynolds, co-owner of the hugely popular Bangshift.com, was part of the MW series for 4 years broadcasting our live feed via Bangshift.com.

“We are extremely happy to have Chad back with us this year. He’s got a huge personality and we think the fit with Luke will be amazing”, states series Founder Keith Haney. “We’ve got several cool announcements to come”.

Chad will be joining Luke Clevenger in the booth. Luke starts his third full season with us and looks forward to working with Chad.

“I couldn’t be happier to be back with the MWDRS! This is great racing, with great people, and that’s what it is all about. I made a proclamation a couple years ago to only work with people I like, so let’s have some fun! And to all my MWDRS family, I’M BACK BABY!!!”, states Reynolds.

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FERRIS, TX — In just his second event behind the wheel of Dave Pierce’s new screw-blown M&M Transmission 2010 Mustang, Ron Muenks scored a season-ending win in Stroud Safety Pro Mod Saturday night at the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service Xtreme Texas World Finals at Xtreme Raceway Park. He defeated fellow past MWDRS Pro Mod champion and series founder Keith Haney in the final round.

Jim Whiteley, a three-time NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster world champion, picked up his first win in J&A Service Top Alcohol Funny Car, defeating wife Annie in an all-YNot Racing final round.

Additional winners at the Xtreme Texas World Finals include Tommy Cunningham in Pro Mod Slammers, Chad Broom in Race Star Wheels Top Dragster, Kyle Baker in Pat Musi Racing Engines Top Sportsman, Graeme Rufenacht in B&C Trailers Pro Jr. Dragster, Tyler Wells in Zimmerman Properties Sportsman Jr. Dragster, and B. Vann in Jr. Dragster Slammers.

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FERRIS, TX — The stars of the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service will hit the track one last time in 2022 this weekend to decide the series champions at the Xtreme Texas World Finals, Oct. 21-22, at Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, Texas.

“We’re excited about going back to Texas for the World Finals,” said Keith Haney, founder and owner, MWDRS. “Gaylen and Celeste Smith and Clyde and Amanda Scott and their whole staff there are just absolutely awesome to work with. The racetrack is always on point. Gaylen does a great job with track prep. Everybody goes fast there. We’re excited about bringing the year to a close and getting prepared for 2023.”

In the headlining Stroud Safety Pro Mod class, season-long points leader Dustin Nesloney secured the championship in his Texas-based, ProCharger-boosted ‘17 Camaro. Nesloney, who also has experience in drag boat racing, won the season-opening Xtreme Texas Nationals at XRP and added back-to-back wins at the recent double event held at the fall Throwdown in T-Town.

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TULSA, OK — Points leaders Dustin Nesloney (Stroud Safety Pro Mod) and Chris Marshall (J&A Service Top Alcohol Funny Car) won two Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service races in one weekend at the fall Throwdown in T-Town over the weekend. The Osage Casino & Hotel Tulsa Raceway Park event played host to the completion of the MWDRS Great Bend Nationals in addition to the Throwdown.

Along with Nesloney and Marshall sweeping the two headlining classes, Tulsa victories went to Bob Henry (Race Star Wheels Top Dragster), Mark Griffin (Pat Musi Racing Engines Top Sportsman), Dave Pierce (Jerry Bickel Race Cars Pro Street), Aaron Wells (Pro Mod Slammers), Sam Wills (Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle), Jonathan McClain (B&C Trailers Pro Jr. Dragster), and Kale Moberly (Zimmerman Properties Sportsman Jr. Dragster).

The Throwdown was the final race of the season for the series’ new Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle class. Ten riders joined the series across three races, but in the end it was Sam Wills taking the final event win and the 2022 series championship. Wills was tuned by Pro Mod event runner-up Todd Martin, a former motorcycle racer.

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Top Fuel Motorcycles, FUNNY CARS, Pro Mods, Old Gassers, Car Show and more!

Tulsa, OK – The upcoming fall edition of the Throwdown in T-Town at Osage Casino Hotel Tulsa Raceway Park will have something for everyone, from nationally touring Pro Mods and Funny Cars to nostalgia Gassers, local sportsman racing, and much more. It all goes down October 7th-8th , Free tickets for the event are available now.

“This has become a nationally recognized, can’t-miss event,” said Keith Haney, co-owner, Tulsa Raceway Park. “Whether you’re a fan or a racer, you’ve gotta make plans to be a part of this event. Fans have come to expect a thrilling, diverse show at the Throwdown, and they absolutely pack the place. Racers come from all over the country because they want to put on a great show in front of a huge crowd. It’s a win-win for everyone involved.”

The headliner for the Throwdown in T-Town is the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service, with their Stroud Safety Pro Mod and J&A Service Funny Car classes leading the way. Special return of TOP FUEL Motorcycles!

“You can’t beat Pro Mods and Funny Cars running in the 3.50-second range at well over 200 mph,” said Todd Martin, co-owner, Tulsa Raceway Park. “These racers are competing for MWDRS championships, so they’re going to lay it all on the line. The MWDRS season opener featured some of the closest racing in the history of the series, and you can expect even more of that when they roll into Tulsa.”

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