DINWIDDIE, VA – Outgoing Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous world champion Fredy Scriba went back-to-back at Thursday night’s fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment PDRA ProStars, winning the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series’ all-star race for the second straight year. Scriba picked up the $15,000 win at Virginia Motorsports Park when he defeated two-time Pro 632 world champion turned Pro Nitrous rookie Amber Denton in the final round.

ProStars is a lead-in to the PDRA’s season finale, the Pro Line Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals presented by ProCharger, Friday through Sunday. The weekend also includes VMP’s Night of Fire on Saturday with a special lineup of Nostalgia Funny Cars, jet cars, and a wheelstander.

Drivers qualified to compete in the ProStars race using a special points system. Those drivers got the chance to make two test passes Thursday before random chip drawings set the pairings for eliminations. Continue reading →

DINWIDDIE, VA – World champions like Fredy Scriba, Jason Harris, Chris Powers, and Ethan Steding are just a few of the standout Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series drivers who will take part in Thursday night’s fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment PDRA ProStars all-star race at Virginia Motorsports Park. Held in conjunction with PDRA’s Pro Line Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals presented by ProCharger and VMP’s Night of Fire, ProStars is a race-your-way-in event that provides an opportunity for consistent PDRA racers to compete for bonus prize money, custom trophies, and more.

PDRA racers started earning ProStars points at the 2024 Northern Nationals and accumulated points through this year’s Northern Nationals in early August. The top eight drivers in ProStars points were invited to compete in the ProStars shootouts, while alternates were inserted for drivers who can’t attend the race. Teams do not pay an entry fee to compete in ProStars. Drivers will get the opportunity to make two test runs on Thursday before random chip drawings during driver introductions set the pairings for eliminations. Continue reading →

DINWIDDIE, VA – This weekend, the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series will wrap up its 2025 championship season with an action-packed trio of events all within one weekend, Oct. 2-5, at Virginia Motorsports Park. The Summit Racing Equipment PDRA ProStars all-star race on Thursday will lead into the Pro Line Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals presented by ProCharger on Friday through Sunday. On Saturday, VMP’s Night of Fire thrill show will add fire and festivities to the lineup before the series crowns 2025 world champions on Sunday.

“This just might be the biggest weekend in the history of the series,” said Tyler Crossnoe, series director, PDRA, and vice president at VMP. “Traditionally, we’ve included ProStars in our Night of Fire during the summer months, but we decided to move it into the fall to stack it on top of the PDRA World Finals. Between the tense competition of ProStars and world championship battles and the thrill show aspect of the Night of Fire, there’s going to be a lot going on for both fans and racers.”

Thursday’s Summit Racing Equipment ProStars will kick off with driver intros at 5 p.m. before rolling into eliminations at 6 p.m. Drivers in the PDRA’s professional, sportsman, and Jr. Dragster classes have earned points since the 2024 ProStars race last summer for the right to compete in the eight-car fields. Continue reading →

BENSON, NC – Second-generation Pro Modified wheelman Ty Tutterow continued a dominant streak in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive Saturday night at ProFab PDRA DragWars presented by PST Driveshafts when he rolled to his second straight win and third overall in four consecutive final rounds. For the second time in 48 hours, the Mocksville, North Carolina-based driver met up with Melanie Salemi in the final round, winning with a 3.561-second pass at 209.95 mph down the GALOT Motorsports Park eighth mile. The win helped Tutterow maintain his points lead over Salemi heading into the final race of the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series season.

Another North Carolina native, Marcus Butner, picked up the win in Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous, while additional pro class victories went to Ethan Steding in Liberty’s Gears Pro Street presented by Menscer Motorsports, Alan Drinkwater in AED Competition Extreme Pro Stock presented by 3V Performance, Walter Lannigan in PDRA Pro 632 presented by PTC Torque Converters, and Austin Vincent in PDRA Super Street presented by Brian’s Heating & Cooling.

Competition in the sportsman classes ended with victories going to Dewayne Silance in MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman presented by PAR Racing Engines, Steve Furr in Laris Motorsports Insurance Elite Top Dragster presented by Greenbrier Excavating & Paving, Joe Roubicek in MagnaFuel Top Sportsman 32, and Ken Batchelor in Laris Motorsports Insurance Top Dragster 48 presented by Derrick Wolfe Trucking. It was an all-Benson final round in Edelbrock Bracket Bash presented by COMP Cams, with Kristen Byrd defeating Johnson Raynor. Continue reading →

BENSON, NC – Less than 24 hours after winning the rain-delayed PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown presented by Larry Jeffers Race Cars, three-time Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous world champion Tommy Franklin backed it up with his second consecutive No. 1 qualifier award Friday night at ProFab DragWars presented by PST Driveshafts. Behind the wheel of his Musi-powered “Jungle Rat 3.0” ’69 Camaro at GALOT Motorsports Park, Franklin recorded a 3.623-second pass at 207.34 mph to take his fourth No. 1 qualifier award of the season at the seventh of eight races on the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series tour.

Low qualifier awards also went to Ty Tutterow in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive, Fletcher Cox in Liberty’s Gears Pro Street presented by Menscer Motorsports, Jordan Ensslin in AED Competition Extreme Pro Stock presented by 3V Performance, Mike Fiorelli in PDRA Pro 632 presented by PTC Torque Converters, and Dan Whetstine in PDRA Super Street presented by Brian’s Heating & Cooling.

After two qualifying sessions, low qualifiers in the sportsman classes were Bryan LaFlam in MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman presented by PAR Racing Engines, Josh Duggins in Laris Motorsports Insurance Elite Top Dragster presented by Greenbrier Excavating & Paving, Dan Hill in MagnaFuel Top Sportsman 32, and Bill Burrow in Laris Motorsports Insurance Top Dragster 48 presented by Derrick Wolfe Trucking. Continue reading →

BENSON, NC – Victory made the rain-delayed completion of the PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown presented by Larry Jeffers Race Cars worth the wait for Super Bowl champion Fletcher Cox, who earned his first career win in Liberty’s Gears Pro Street presented by Menscer Motorsports Thursday night at GALOT Motorsports Park. Cox, who retired from a 12-season career with the Philadelphia Eagles last year, defeated reigning world champion Ethan Steding in the final round to hoist his first PDRA 660 Man trophy.

Rain storms at Bristol Dragway in late August pushed Thunder Valley Throwdown eliminations to Thursday at ProFab DragWars presented by PST Driveshafts, the seventh of eight races on the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series schedule.

Bristol winners in the pro classes also included Tommy Franklin (Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous), Ty Tutterow (WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive), Jordan Ensslin (AED Competition Extreme Pro Stock presented by 3V Performance), Jeff Melnick (PDRA Pro 632 presented by PTC Torque Converters), and Connor McGee (PDRA Super Street presented by Brian’s Heating & Cooling). Continue reading →

BENSON, NC – With weather issues preventing the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series from completing eliminations at the Thunder Valley Throwdown at Bristol Dragway in late August, the stage is set for a double header at the seventh of eight races on the 2025 PDRA schedule, ProFabrication DragWars presented by PST Driveshafts. GALOT Motorsports Park will play host to the completion of the Bristol race on Thursday before rolling into Drag Wars competition on Friday.

“This race is typically a tense one as we get closer to deciding world champions, but the ‘double header’ aspect just ramps up that intensity,” said Tyler Crossnoe, series director, PDRA. “We saw some wild first-round matchups at Bristol that could have serious championship implications, so it will be interesting to see how those story lines develop as we continue Thunder Valley Throwdown eliminations on Thursday. Then, it’s time to reset and go into qualifying for DragWars, which is always an exciting race.”

At Bristol, Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous points leader Amber Denton suffered a first-round exit, the first of her rookie season behind the wheel of the Musi-powered “OG Jungle Rat” ’69 Camaro. That opened the door for her father, three-time world champion Tommy Franklin, who went into Bristol No. 2 in points and made it through the first round after qualifying No. 1. Billy Albert, who started the weekend third, also went out in the opening round, while No. 4 ranked Marcus Butner moved on. Continue reading →

BRISTOL, TN – Saturday evening thunderstorms at Bristol Dragway forced Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series officials to postpone the completion of the Thunder Valley Throwdown presented by Larry Jeffers Race Cars to the next race on the schedule. The series completed one round of eliminations in the professional classes and multiple rounds in the sportsman and Jr. Dragster categories before the rain hit. The rest of eliminations will take place in three weeks at the ProFab DragWars presented by PST Driveshafts at GALOT Motorsports Park.

“This is obviously not the ideal outcome, but we fought through rain storms earlier in the day and completed as much racing as we could before these forecasted thunderstorms rolled in,” said Tyler Crossnoe, series director, PDRA. “More rain has moved into the area and is going to stay in the area throughout half of Sunday, effectively losing our back-up date as well. The remainder of the Thunder Valley Throwdown will be completed at GALOT Motorsports Park during the PDRA DragWars event on Thursday, September 11. We will post more detailed information as soon as possible, but the event is concluded for the weekend in Thunder Valley. We appreciate all of our racers and fans who came out to spend their weekend with us at Bristol Dragway.” Continue reading →

BRISTOL, TN – Three-time Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous world champion qualified No. 1 Friday night at the PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown presented by Larry Jeffers Race Cars at Bristol Dragway, marking the third time in five races he’s led the field into race day on the 2025 Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series tour. Franklin and the rest of the PDRA racers only had two qualifying sessions to get qualified, as rain showers Friday evening prevented the third and final session from taking place.

No. 1 qualifier awards also went to Preston Tanner in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive, Blake Denton in Liberty’s Gears Pro Street presented by Menscer Motorsports, Elijah Morton in AED Competition Fuel Systems Extreme Pro Stock presented by Allen Competition Engines, Nicole Liberty in PDRA Pro 632 presented by PTC Torque Converters, and Connor McGee in PDRA Super Street presented by Brian’s Heating & Cooling.

The PDRA’s sportsman divisions also completed two qualifying sessions. The No. 1 qualifiers in the sportsman ranks were Glenn Butcher in MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman presented by PAR Racing Engines, Jody Stroud in Laris Motorsports Insurance Elite Top Dragster presented by Greenbrier Excavating & Paving, Ronnie Proctor in MagnaFuel Top Sportsman 32, and Russ Whitlock in Laris Motorsports Insurance Top Dragster 32 presented by Derrick Wolfe Trucking. Continue reading →

BRISTOL, TN – Just a couple weeks after a memorable stop in Michigan, the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series is returning to the Southeast this week for the sixth of eight races on the 2025 schedule, the Thunder Valley Throwdown presented by Larry Jeffers Race Cars. Set for Aug. 21-23 at the historic Thunder Valley Dragway in Bristol, Tenn., the Thunder Valley Throwdown will serve as a critical point in the season for drivers fighting for 2025 PDRA world championships.

“There is no room for errors at this point in the year,” said Tyler Crossnoe, series director, PDRA. “We came off a midseason break at the Northern Nationals in Michigan and we’re rolling right into Bristol. Our final two races of 2025 aren’t that far off either. We’ve seen some clear leaders emerge in some classes, but most of our classes are wide open and will see championship battles come down to the wire. Four of last year’s Bristol winners went on to win championships, so this is a big race for anyone who wants to make a move as we get into championship discussions.”

Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous rookie Amber Denton padded her points lead when she earned her first career win in the class two weeks ago at the PDRA Northern Nationals at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan. Driving her Musi-powered “OG Jungle Rat” ’69 Camaro, she defeated her father, three-time world champion Tommy Franklin, in the final round. Franklin is now two rounds behind his daughter, while Billy Albert is just over one round behind Franklin as he pursues his first win. Continue reading →