INDIANAPOLIS – One of the main benefits for all the professional teams participating in the 2nd annual SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout, February 6-8, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida will be getting in front of fans but also getting a jump start on off-season performance adjustments. Callies Performance Products, a premier sponsor for the event, will be supporting the teams and the PRO Superstar Shootout for the second year in a row. Callies crankshafts will be inside several professional team’s engines and throughout the event their performance products, that were produced in their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, will be put to the test on the track.

“One thing we are looking for with our marketing partners like Callies, is working with companies that are committed to excellence and quality both on and off the track,” said Chad Head, PRO Board Member. “Many teams rely on Callies Performance Products so aligning with them for the PRO Superstar Shootout was a natural fit. They have been involved in drag racing for years and highlighting their company at this event introduces them to a new audience. Everyone associated with the event appreciates their support.” Continue reading →

INDIANAPOLIS – Continuing to develop unique marketing and promotional relationships Professional Racers Owners Organization (PRO), the driving force behind the 2nd annual SCAG Power Equipment Superstar Shootout, February 6-8, 2025, today announced a wide-ranging cross-promotional program focusing on media exposure and racing exhibitions with Sick the Mag. The PRO Superstar Shootout will highlight select drag-and-drive competitors in exhibition races during the star-studded three-day event.

Sick the Mag will promote the Superstar Shootout during Sick Week from January 27 – February 1, 2025, encouraging fans and participants to attend the event. The two organizations hope to highlight the unique aspects of each of their events to new audiences highlighting the future of hot rodding and drag racing entertainment. Plans are also in the works for additional driver engagements between the two organizations around the upcoming PRI Show in December.

“We are looking to continue to create a disruptive and fun event for the drag racing and motorsports fan base with the PRO Superstar Shootout, so joining forces with Sick the Mag made perfect sense,” said Scott Woodruff, PRO Board Member. “Sick the Mag has been on the cutting edge of the drag-and-drive phenomenon for years. They have developed a passionate following and we would like to tap into that group and introduce them to the PRO Superstar Shootout drag race.”

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INDIANAPOLIS – As the 2025 SEMA Show winds down in Las Vegas and attention turns to the end of the NHRA season, Professional Racers Owners Organization, today announced the addition of another Premier Sponsor adding Hangsterfer’s Laboratories to the growing list of companies supporting the 2nd annual SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout, February 6-8, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida. Hangsterfer’s Laboratories will utilize the three-day specialty event held at Bradenton Motorsports Park to highlight their relationship with Top Fuel championship contending driver Antron Brown as well as promote their expansive line of metalworking lubricants such as Supreme Coat Plus, a rust preventative for chassis protection, Super All Tap, for drill and tap needs, and Crystal Cut®, used to cut flywheels and pressure plates, to the drag racing community.

“Hangsterfer’s is about to complete a decade with Antron Brown and AB Motorsports supporting the Matco Tools Top Fuel team and our involvement in the PRO Superstar Shootout is the perfect opportunity to announce our involvement in year 11,” said Mike Ditzel, Hangsterfer’s Global Director of Motorsports Performance Products. “Our relationship has expanded both in business and personally, and drag racing has given us a great opportunity to nurture B2B partnerships to grow our business and support ABM. We’re extremely proud to continue to support Antron and his teams and the sport of drag racing.”

Hangsterfer’s Laboratories, a major manufacturer of metalworking lubricants, has worked with Antron Brown and AB Motorsports since 2014. The third-generation family owned and operated business has been in operation for over 80 years, specializing in research, development, custom formulation, and manufacturing of a full-line of high-quality metalworking lubricants. This includes emulsifiable oils, semi-synthetics, synthetics, straight cutting oils, drawing and forming compounds, EDM fluid, and machine lubricants. Continue reading →

LAS VEGAS – Today during a media event from their booth at the SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center Red Line Oil announced they would be returning to the SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout as a premier sponsor. During a press conference featuring a star-studded field of Red Line Oil NHRA drivers the company outlined how they plan to utilize the PRO Super Star Shootout to kick off the 2025 racing season.

“Last year’s Pro Superstar Shootout was unlike any other race I had been to. The energy, the excitement, and the overall vibe was something special,” said Mark Beatty, Brand Director Red Line Oil “We are honored to be back for 2025 and there is no doubt they will be talking about this race all year, once again.”

Red Line Oil, a leading manufacturer of engine oils and lubricants, joined the inaugural event last year and saw the opportunity to be involved in a unique racing event. The PRO Superstar Shootout under the direction of PRO Promotions, LLC, continues to focus on stepping outside the box and try new ideas, an ideal fit for an innovative brand like Red Line Oil. Continue reading →

INDIANAPOLIS – The 2nd annual SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout, February 6-8, 2025, continues to show its merits as a premier event for national brands with the addition of PPG as a premium sponsor. PPG will utilize the hospitality benefits of the three-day event as well as social media content opportunities and FloRacing’s livestream platform.

“Having a company like PPG see the marketing and promotional benefits of the SCAG PRO Superstar Shootout shows us we are building an event that is not just great for the fans but also great for corporate partners,” said Alan Johnson, PRO president. “There will be more exciting announcements in the future, and we can’t wait to get to Bradenton Motorsports Park in February.”

PPG has been a long-time sponsor of nitro Funny Car driver and team owner Bob Tasca III. During the inaugural SCAG PRO Superstar Shootout Tasca unveiled his PPG FORD DARK HORSE NITRO MUSTANG Funny Car and proceeded to post the fastest speed in drag racing history, becoming the first driver in any category to exceed 340 mph with his 341.68 mph pass. Continue reading →

GAINESVILLE, FL – On the heels of its successful PRO Superstar Shootout event in Bradenton, Florida (February 8-10, 2024), The Professional Racers Owners Organization, Inc. (PRO), a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) business organization whose membership consists of the most popular and prestigious drag racing teams and drivers in the world, announced today the decision to form PRO Promotions, LLC, a for-profit business entity.

“The purpose of PRO Promotions, LLC is to create a new platform for the members of PRO to collectively promote the sport of professional drag racing and preserve the long-term sustainability of the sport and its competitors,” said Doug Kalitta, Kalitta Motorsports.

While PRO has been in existence since 1991 as a not-for-profit business organization that provides services and other benefits to its membership, this new formation of PRO Promotions, LLC creates an even more powerful medium to showcase PRO’s combined strength by leveraging the members’ collective intellectual properties and paving the way for larger partnerships with potential marketing and broadcast partners.

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BRADENTON, FL – Austin Prock in his Funny Car debut raced to victory at the inaugural SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout presented by Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage, at Bradenton Motorsports Park, on Saturday, Feb. 10.

Reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta and six-time Pro Stock world champion and winningest woman in history Erica Enders also picked up wins worth $250,000 and $125,000, respectively.

The sportsman classes at the PRO Superstar Shootout also raced for big payouts, with Darian Boesch (FTI Performance Top Sportsman), Matt Dadas (Super Stock), and Monty Bogan Jr. (Stock Eliminator) collecting checks for $50,000 (Top Sportsman) and $30,000 (Super Stock and Stock Eliminator).

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BRADENTON, FL – Fans witnessed historic numbers Friday night at the inaugural SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout presented by Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage when Funny Car driver Bob Tasca III recorded the first 340-plus-MPH pass by a wheel-driven vehicle in drag racing history. Tasca’s 3.84-second pass at 341.68 MPH at Bradenton Motorsports Park put him No. 2 on the final eight-car Funny Car qualifying order.

Austin Prock, who previously competed in Top Fuel, earned the No. 1 qualifier award in his Funny Car debut. Clay Millican, Thursday’s provisional No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel, reclaimed his top spot in the final qualifying session. Erica Enders, the reigning and six-time Pro Stock world champion, claimed the No. 1 spot in Pro Stock. All three drivers earned $10,000 No. 1 qualifier bonuses courtesy of Lucas Oil.

Unlike traditional drag racing events, the qualifying order does not determine the eliminations pairings at the PRO Superstar Shootout. The eight drivers who qualified in Top Fuel and Funny Car and the 16 qualified drivers in Pro Stock did a random chip draw to set the first-round pairings for Saturday eliminations.

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BRADENTON, Fla. — Thursday’s results after qualifying for the SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout presented by Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Qualifying will continue Friday for Saturday’s final eliminations.

Top Fuel — 1. Clay Millican, 3.688 seconds, 336.49 mph; 2. Mike Salinas, 3.688, 328.86; 3. Tony
Schumacher, 3.696, 330.96; 4. Justin Ashley, 3.717, 330.96; 5. Leah Pruett, 3.724, 326.87; 6. Steve Torrence, 3.729, 330.80; 7. Brittany Force, 3.740, 315.78; 8. Antron Brown, 3.740, 304.46.  Not Qualified: 9. Josh Hart, 3.767, 321.88; 10. Shawn Langdon, 4.347, 179.64; 11. Doug Kalitta, 6.179, 108.91.

Funny Car — 1. Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 3.840, 339.87; 2. John Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.849, 332.59; 3. Austin Prock, Camaro, 3.851, 331.77; 4. Paul Lee, Dodge Charger, 3.877, 331.36; 5. Alexis DeJoria, Toyota GR Supra, 3.893, 330.80; 6. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.912, 331.20; 7. Chad Green, Mustang, 3.916, 317.49; 8. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.950, 323.50.  Not Qualified: 9. Matt Hagan, 4.114, 273.77; 10. Ron Capps, 4.396, 187.94; 11. Blake Alexander, 7.411, 95.21; 12. Dave Richards, 12.745, 78.83.

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BRADENTON, FL – Top Fuel veteran Clay Millican laid down a 3.688-second, 336.49 MPH blast in his “Cleetus McFarland”-themed Jacob Construction/Parts Plus Top Fuel dragster to end Thursday qualifying as the provisional No. 1 qualifier at the inaugural SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout presented by Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage at Bradenton Motorsports Park.

Funny Car world championship contender Bob Tasca III took the provisional top spot in Funny Car, and Dallas Glenn drove to the provisional No. 1 spot in Pro Stock. The professional classes will get three more qualifying sessions on Friday before racing for more than $1.3 million in prize money on Saturday.

The PRO Superstar Shootout also saw two qualifying sessions in the sportsman classes: FTI Performance Top Sportsman, Super Stock, and Stock Eliminator. The provisional low qualifiers in those classes are Jacky Bennett in Top Sportsman, Troy Huntzberry in Super Stock, and Jason Line in Stock Eliminator.

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