BUDDS CREEK, MD – The 32nd season of Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) action will come to a close this weekend at Maryland International Raceway’s 39th annual Superchargers Showdown, Sept. 27-29. After five points-earning events, a season champion will be crowned at one of the mainstay facilities on the NEOPMA tour.

“Maryland International Raceway has hosted our club for around 25 years now, and it’s become tradition to start and end our season here,” said John Mazzorana, founder and president, NEOPMA. “Royce Miller and his staff at MIR have been fantastic hosts over the years. They provide our racers with a safe and well-prepped track. The Maryland fans have embraced our drivers and teams, and they really stay engaged with the on-track action. We’re looking forward to wrapping up the season at MIR.”

The primary championship contenders, Mike “Hollywood” Decker III, and his father, two-time NEOPMA champion Mike Decker Jr., will be in attendance to settle the championship. Additional competitors on the tentative entry list include Andy Jensen, Matt Deitsch Jr., Ed Burnley, Gary Courtier, Tommy Gray, Travis Harvey, and Wally Zalak. Continue reading →

LEICESTER, NY – In just a few short years, New York’s Empire Dragway has become a staple track on the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) schedule. This weekend, the 32-year-old Pro Modified organization will return to Empire for the second time this season. The Empire Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge VII, Aug. 16-17, will serve as the penultimate race of the 2024 NEOPMA season, tightening up a championship battle that will conclude in late September.

“It’s hard to believe our 32nd season is already winding down,” said John Mazzorana, founder and president, NEOPMA. “We went to an abbreviated schedule this season, but the races we’ve had have featured incredible racing hosted by racetracks that find value in the show we provide. Empire Dragway and track owner Jerry Scaccia are included in that group. Jerry and his team and all the Empire fans are so good to our racers when they make the trip up to Empire. The track prep is always spot-on, giving these racers and teams the conditions they need to for 3.60-second passes and side-by-side racing.” Continue reading →

EPPING, NH – This week, drivers and teams of the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) will head to Epping, New Hampshire, for the series’ northernmost race, New England Dragway’s NH Lottery Jet Cars Under the Stars presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts, July 26-27. The group’s 3.60-second, eighth-mile outlaw Pro Modifieds will join the fan-focused event to put on a show for the New England crowd for the first time, while it’s NEOPMA’s first time back at Epping in more than 20 years.

“I was thrilled when we got the call from New England Dragway to see if we’d join their Jet Cars Under the Stars event,” said John Mazzorana, founder and president, NEOPMA. “It’s been quite some time since we’ve been that far north. It’s admittedly a long haul for a lot of our racers, so we won’t have our full lineup, but I know a lot of the New England-area Pro Mod teams are excited to finally have a race in their backyard. It sounds like the track is expecting a big crowd and they’ve got an exciting show lined up. We’re honored to be a part of it.”

Drivers expected to compete at Epping include New England’s own David DeMarco, Pete Farber, and Tim Dutton, as well as Cedric Beaulieu, Chris Russo, Ken Quartuccio, and Kaitlin Quartuccio, Pierre Chicoine, and Claude St. Maurice. Continue reading →

LEICESTER, NY – Two-time Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) champion Mike Decker Jr. raced to victory Saturday night at the Empire Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge VI at Empire Dragway, marking his first win of the season. In the final round, Decker defeated a red-lighting Derek Ward, the reigning NEOPMA champion. Decker took over the points lead from his son, Mike “Hollywood” Decker III, who defeated him in the season opener final round in April.

“It was great to get back to Empire Dragway for our first of two races there this summer,” said John Mazzorana, founder and president, NEOPMA. “The conditions were some of the hottest our teams have faced at Empire. Despite the heat and track temperatures that approached 140 degrees or more, the track surface was great. The track staff was fantastic as always, and we’re looking forward to coming back to Empire on August 16-17.”

After three rounds of qualifying, Ward was the No. 1 qualifier with a 3.636-second pass in his screw-blown ’68 Firebird. Buffalo-based Pro Mod standout Melanie Salemi qualified second in Eddie Whelan’s screw-blown “Purple Reign” ’68 Firebird with a 3.666. Decker Jr. ran a 3.671 in his screw-blown Decker’s Salvage ‘19 Camaro to qualify third. Canada’s Kenny Lang charged to a 3.688 in his screw-blown ’69 Camaro to claim the No. 4 spot. Decker III rounded out the top five with a 3.691 in his screw-blown Decker’s Salvage ‘22 Camaro. Continue reading →

BUDDS CREEK, MD – For the second time in three years, the father-son duo of Mike Decker Jr. and Mike “Hollywood” Decker III met up in the final round of the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) season opener. Racing at Maryland International Raceway’s 16th annual Atomizer Racing Injectors Door Wars presented by ATI Performance Products, Decker III defeated his father to earn his first win in Pro Modified competition.

In qualifying, the Deckers went to the No. 1 and 2 spots, with Decker Jr. in his screw-blown Decker’s Salvage ’17 Camaro going No. 1 with a 3.576-second pass at 211.06 MPH. Decker III wasn’t far behind with his 3.591 in his screw-blown Decker’s Salvage ’23 Camaro. Dave Texido in his screw-blown GFY Racing ’68 Firebird just missed the 3.50s with his 3.600 at 208.01 to qualify third. Derek Ward, the reigning NEOPMA champion and winner of the 2024 World Series of Pro Mod, qualified fourth in his screw-blown ’68 Firebird with a 3.603 at 210.64. Canada’s Jay Santos laid down a 3.638 at 206.86 in his screw-blown ’69 Camaro to round out the top five.

“Qualifying No. 1 and 2 is always an awesome feeling,” Decker III said. “You feel like you’ve got an upper hand on the field. We had ‘Uncle Todd’ Tutterow there this weekend doing the tuning for us. Whenever he’s there, you know you have a very good shot at qualifying at the top and a very good shot at winning the whole thing. Uncle Todd isn’t always there, but when he is, you’ve got a little bit more confidence when he’s around.” Continue reading →

BUDDS CREEK, MD – A long offseason is coming to an end this weekend for the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA), which will make its 2024 season debut at Maryland International Raceway’s 16th annual Atomizer Racing Injectors Door Wars presented by ATI Performance Products, April 26-28. Door Wars is NEOPMA’s first of two races at MIR and first of five points-earning events on the 2024 calendar.

“We’re always excited to kick off a new season at Maryland International Raceway,” said John Mazzorana, founder and president, NEOPMA. “Many of our teams have already been out this season, like our 2023 champion, Derek Ward, winner of the World Series of Pro Mod, but we also have a lot of teams that will be seeing the track for the first time this weekend. We’re expecting a strong car count and good weather, so it should be a fantastic race. I encourage the fans to come out and join us for a good time.”

Fans can expect to see NEOPMA’s standout drivers like Ward, as well as two-time series champion Mike Decker Jr. and his son, Mike “Hollywood” Decker III, Tommy Gray in the “Undertaker” Corvette, Matt Deitsch, Andy Jensen, James Beadling, Dave Texido, Bubba Greene, and Nick Montana. Canadian drivers like Jay Santos and Cedric Beaulieu, as well as Brazil’s Roderjan Busato, will represent the international Pro Mod scene. Continue reading →