Real Pro Mods
STEVIE “FAST” JACKSON CLOSES IN ON FIRST WORLD TITLE AS E3 SPARK PLUGS NHRA PRO MOD ACTION HEADS TO CHARLOTTE
CONCORD, NC – If he wanted, Stevie “Fast” Jackson could take a minute and figure out the points scenarios 
necessary to win his first world title in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service as part of this weekend’s NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway. Instead, Jackson would rather just win and clinch it that way.
A Charlotte victory would assuredly give Jackson the championship in his blown Bahrain1 Racing Camaro and also removes any guesswork out of the equation. He’s already had an incredible season in the loaded class, winning twice and advancing to six final rounds as he leads Todd Tutterow and defending world champ Mike Janis by 156 and 167 points, respectively, but Jackson knows the job isn’t done yet, which has him motivated to take care of business in Charlotte.
“My goal is to just crush everybody and the championship will take care of itself,” said Jackson, who has seven wins and 13 final rounds in just 35 NHRA Pro Mod races. “There’s about 40 different scenarios, but I feel more pressure just wanting to win this race. We’ve struggled at this race, so it’s one I really want to win. Every race is nerve-wracking because I want to win. There’s no more or less pressure because of the championship.”
Steven Whiteley Draws First Blood at the Bennett Auto Supply Real Pro Mod & Sportsman Southern Showcase.
JUPITER, FL – First blood was drawn for the Real Pro Mod (RPM) drivers during the Bennett Auto Supply RPM & 
Sportsman Southern Showcase on the drag strip at Palm Beach International Raceway™. On Friday night, weather conditions forced race officials to move the second round of pro mod qualifying to Saturday. Bob Rahaim ran a 5.795 sec, 247.07 mph pass to lead the way in his 2015 Corvette after round one.
Saturday proved to be a different story with conditions warming up and three full rounds of qualifying taking place. In round two, it was Steven Whiteley taking the top spot from Rahaim with his 5.780 sec, 251.81 mph pass. Jonathan Gray driving a turbo boosted pro mod for the first time in RPM qualifying made the biggest move in rounds two and three, up to third from 17th. Troy Coughlin, 2015 RPM Champion, ran his fastest pass during round four at 5.766 sec, 259.21 mph where he briefly held the top spot until Jonathan Gray staged into the beam for his final qualifying pass. Gray made an unofficial record pass of 5.751 sec, 255.19 mph to take the top spot away and gained the title “fastest pro mod in history”.
REAL PRO MOD ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN THE NHRA PRO MOD SERIES
The Real Pro Mod Association (RPM) today announced that it will reward its members participating in the NHRA Pro Mod Series 
with cash and prizes.
“We are extremely excited about our 2014 program,” says Real Pro Mod Association liaison and longtime proponent of Pro Modified drag racing John Waldie. “This group has worked tirelessly alongside NHRA on a number of programs for our racers. We’re thrilled to have the program finalized and get this information out to our racers.”
NHRA this week announced to competitors in the class that it will pay prize money of $10,000 to each event winner, and $3,000 to each event runner-up.
