Scott Wildgust and the Smokies Garage Race Team to compete at Empire Dragway’s Mid-Summer Mayhem

Large Pro Modified contingent from NEOPMA and PMRA return for round two of eighth-mile action August 5-6

CAYUGA, ON – The Pro Modified entry list continues to grow as this popular class of drag racing returns to Empire Dragway in Leicester NY August 5-6 for North East Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge III with cars from the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) and the Pro  Modified Racing Association (PMRA).

Running in conjunction with the NEOPMA will be PMRA teams which have competed in the Southern Ontario-based series and are making a return.

Southwestern Ontario native Scott Wildgust will be competing in this weekend’s event in the Smokies Garage Race Team entry, the 1967 Mustang Pro Modified owned by Mike Clark. Wildgust, along with Melanie Salemi of Buffalo, NY, and Spencer Hyde of Stratford, ON are former Top Dragster and Top Sportsman drivers who now compete in Pro Modified. Salemi and Hyde competed in the PMRA-associated Quick 32 Sportsman Series and Wildgust was a regular competitor in the PMRA.

Wildgust and his team have attacked the PDRA ranks with gusto, currently sitting eighth. The team also won the NMCA season opener in Bradenton, Florida, and qualified fifth at the Snowbirds event last December.

They also have the distinction as Canada’s fastest Pro Modified, with a 3.61-second, 209-mph posting. A Noonan screw-blown engine sits in the Tim McAmis chassis. Crew chief for the team is John Weima and team tuner is Mark Savage.

Sponsorship is courtesy of  Clark Construction Management, Team Wildgust RE/MAX, Fraser Asphalt Paving, Resolution Racing Services, Morrison-Everitt Millwrighting and K & K Racing & Performance.

Pro Modified Teams competing include Bob Bauer, John Cerbone,

Mike Decker Jr., Mike ” Hollywood” Decker III, Matt Deitsch, Jack

Grainey, Matt Guenther, Tyler Hard, Spencer Hyde, Kevin McCurdy, Fifi Montround /Cody, Todd Moyer, Joe Newsham, Dave Norris, Louis Ouimette, Melanie Salemi, Dave Texido, Mike Thielen / Mike Janis, Derek Ward, Jason White and Scott Wildgust.

Empire Dragway will also feature nostalgia nitro Funny

Cars over the upcoming weekend, as well as passes by the

popular Bone Shaker Jet semi-truck of Rick Kopp.

Qualifying for the North East Outlaw Pro Mod Challenge III will be held Friday August 5 and Saturday August 6 with eliminations to follow.

Visit neopma.com for more information on the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association, facebook.com/promodifiedracing for information on the Pro Modified Racing Association and EmpireDragway.com for more information on Empire Dragway.

For more information contact Bruce Mehlenbacher at Bruce@JAJentertainment.com

Written by: Tim Miller