DINWIDDIE, VA – Virginia Motorsports Park and the PDRA Drag Racing Series have teamed up with the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) for the world’s leading bull riding organization to become the naming rights partner of the upcoming PBR Night of Fire event July 12-13 at the Dinwiddie, Virginia based facility.

The PBR Night of Fire, is an exciting drag racing event on-track with Top Fuel, jet dragsters and wheelstanders – all serving as the midseason all-star race for the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series.

The Summit Racing Equipment PDRA ProStars event puts the top eight drivers in a free-entry-fee, winner-take-all showdown through three rounds of eliminations and over $70,000 in total payouts. Off-track, the PBR Night of Fire provides live concerts, music, games located on the manufacturer’s midway and more, making this event truly a one-of-a-kind experience for fans at the racetrack. This season, Tyler Farr is the headlining act for the concert to close the evening on Saturday night. Continue reading →

DINWIDDIE, VA – Gavin Carter, a rising young talent in the race direction side of the drag racing industry, has been named the new Dragstrip Manager at Virginia Motorsports Park, the track announced today. Carter will work closely with VMP Vice President Tyler Crossnoe on track operations while also continuing his role in race operations at the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series.

“Tyler and I have worked together for more than 10 years now, so I’m excited to take on this new role working closely with him at VMP,” said Carter, 27. “We’ve always had the same vision. Whether it’s working on the PDRA side, doing his OSCR event back in the day, or helping him out at Virginia like I have since he’s been there, we always want every event to be the most successful and best event it can be. Every time we get done with an event, we sit down afterwards and look at what we need to do next time to take things up a notch. We’re always looking to improve the facility, improve the events, and improve ourselves to make things bigger and better than they were before.”

Carter was just 14 years old when he started working at the now-defunct Memphis International Raceway parking cars and working the concession stand. He eventually worked his way up to the operations side of the business. He’s since served in a variety of positions at tracks and organizations like NMCA/NMRA, Total Venue Concepts, and Bradenton Motorsports Park. Along with frequently filling in to work events at VMP, Carter has also worked with Crossnoe, the PDRA series director, in an operations role for the eight-race series.

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