Lucrative late season big league victor & PDRA 2026 Schedule info…
Fastest Car Wins! — After qualifying No. 1 in the quickest 32-car field in Pro Modified history, Jason Harris continued a dominant performance by winning the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks held at Florida’s Bradenton Motorsports Park.
The four-time PDRA world champion drove his Harts Charger-boosted “Party Time” Harold Denton tribute ’69 Camaro to a 3.561-second pass at 211.06 mph in the $50,000 final round to defeat Brazil’s Sidnei Frigo, who ran a 3.570 at 211.33.
Jason Harris defeated Brazil’s Sidnei Frigo to win the first leg event of the lucrative DI Winter Series events schedule.
By winning the first of three races in the 2025/2026 Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, Harris is now the only driver eligible to win the inaugural Elite Motorsports Million, a $1,000,000 bonus for winning all three races: the Snowbirds, the U.S. Street Nationals in January 2026, and the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod in February 2026. As the Snowbirds No. 1 qualifier, he’s also the only competitor contending for the Jerry Bickel Race Cars Clean Sweep Challenge. If he qualifies No. 1 at the next two races, he’ll win a brand-new Pro Mod rolling chassis from JBRC. 
Along with Harris, winners at the Snowbirds included Bill Lutz in Pro 10.5, Larry Larson in True 10.5 N/T, Tommy Hoskinson in Lil Gangstas, Brian Weddle in Limited Drag Radial, Joel Greathouse in Ultra Street, Hunter Patton in Super Pro, Malcolm Ricks in 6.50 Index, Peyton Shook in 7.50 Index, and Jeff Jones in 4.60 Bikes.
The Snowbird Outlaw Nationals, was first of three Drag Illustrated Winter Series events presented by J&A Service.
That series will also include the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission ( Jan. 22-25, 2026) and the World Series of Pro Mod (Feb. 25-28, 2026). Each race will feature more than 75 invited drivers attempting to qualify for the 32-car fields. The driver who earns the most points across all three races will be crowned the DI Winter Series champion, but if one Pro Mod driver sweeps the series (ie: now Jason Harris) they can win the inaugural Elite Motorsports Million – an unprecedented $1,000,000 prize for winning all three events.
Red Line Oil Releases PDRA Schedule — The Red Line Synthetic Oil Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) have announced its seven-race 2026 schedule, coming off another successful campaign through the 2025 calendar year. The series will return to four familiar racetracks from last season along with a return to Darlington Dragway in South Carolina, which serves as the season opener for the first time.
“Coming out of the World Finals, we knew some changes were imminent,” said Tyler Crossnoe, series director. “Change is inevitable in life – whether it is in personal, business, or your hobbies – in time, change occurs. We have decided to make a few shifts in our schedule for 2026 to adapt to the ever-changing motorsports scope in hopes to see more teams be able to compete for a full season championship.
“In 2026, our goal is to put racers in a better position to chase a full season championship with the PDRA,” Crossnoe continued. “We understand the costs of the sport are not cheap and after weeks of back-and-forth discussions internally, we settled on only doing seven races this season to allow for better spacing in between events and for the hopes of an extremely competitive season.”
The 2026 Red Line Oil PDRA season will kick off at Darlington Dragway in Hartsville, South Carolina, on March 25-28 – a return to a facility that has seen numerous PDRA races throughout the years will now serve as the kickoff event on tour next season. Darana Motorsports Park – Benson, NC will serve as the second stop on schedule on April 16-18 – a popular and familiar stop for the PDRA faithful will see their first of two stops in mid-April. Virginia Motorsports Park will play host to the third race on tour on Memorial Day weekend, May 21-23. Maryland International Raceway will serve as the fourth race on tour as in years past on June 25-27.
After taking the month of July off for a summer break of sorts, the series will return to action at Bristol Dragway on August 6-8, returning to Thunder Valley with more exciting news to come later about this event. Darana Motorsports Park – Benson, NC will see its second event of the season on August 27-29, which will set the stage for the Brian Olson Memorial World Finals.
The PDRA will yet again start the World Finals with the Summit Racing ProStars all-star race on Thursday afternoon to highlight the top eight points earners in the free entry shootout that pays over $65,000 out to the classes in contention and starts the World Finals weekend off with a bang. September 17-20 will mark the final race on the 2026 calendar, and this race will be held at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Virginia, which has become a customary finishing point for the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series.
2026 PDRA Schedule
March 25-28 – Darlington Dragway – Hartsville, SC
April 16-18 – Darana Motorsports Park (NC) – Benson, NC
May 21-23 – Virginia Motorsports Park – Dinwiddie, VA
June 25-27 – Maryland International Raceway – Mechanicsville, MD
August 6-8 – Bristol Dragway – Bristol, TN
August 27-29 – Darana Motorsports Park (NC) – Benson, NC
September 17-20 – Virginia Motorsports Park – Dinwiddie, VA
Ty Tutterow (from North Carolina) was crowned the 2025 season champion for PDRA’s Pro Boost class category.
ABOUT THE PDRA — The Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series is the top sanctioning body in the United States for the sport of eighth-mile drag racing. The PDRA’s professional categories include Pro Boost, Pro Nitrous, Extreme Pro Stock, Pro 632, Pro Street, and Super Street. The series also features sportsman racing in Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Pro Jr. Dragster and Top Jr. Dragster. The 2026 PDRA schedule consists of seven national events.
For more information on the PDRA, visit www.PDRA660.com.
Posted with files by Tyler Crossnoe & Nate Van Wagen
Photos courtesy of Luke Nieuwhof
