More event happenings from within Pro Mod major league racing ranks…
The Wright Stuff — Mason Wright got the best of J.R. Gray in the final round of the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series at Route 66 Raceway, claiming his first victory of the season as part of this weekend’s 25th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK.
It was the fourth of 10 races during the 2025 Congruity NHRA Pro Mod season and this weekend’s event was powered by Flying H Drag Strip in Odessa, Mo.
Wright earned his second career win in the NHRA Pro Mod ranks, clinching the victory when Gray went red in the final round. Wright, though, would have been tough to beat, laying down a solid run of 5.734-seconds at 251.25 mph in his Chevrolet Camaro. It was the icing on top of a terrific weekend for Wright, who qualified No. 1 with a stellar 5.676 at 253.66 and had a remarkably consistent car during eliminations.
Mason Wright was quick & consistent while dominating PM racing at the NHRA Route 66 Nationals.
He defeated Chip King, Mike Stavrinos and Ken Quartuccio to reach the final round, staying in the low 5.70s to pick up his first win of the season. At the last three races in the category, the No. 1 qualifier has gone on to win the race.
“You can’t take any of these teams lightly. The team carried me the whole way (today),” said Wright, who moved to fifth in points. “I did not do my job on the starting line on any pass and the team deserves all of this. They won this race and this is all for them. But you can’t take anyone out here lightly. We have to come back stronger, but it’s awesome to have a team like we do.”
To reach the final round for the second time this season, Gray, who won last month in Charlotte, knocked off Derek Menholt, Billy Banaka and Kevin Rivenbark.
The Chicagoland area race did attract a total of 19 cars for it’s 16-car field who together produced a swift bump spot of 5.784 secs after qualifying completed. Wright’s 5.676 pole qualifying effort stood up as low ET of the meet and R/UP JR Gray’s 255.05 mph was credited as top speed of the meet.
Gray also moved into the points lead with his strong weekend, with teammate Mike Stavrinos in second. Rickie Smith is third.
With his strong R/UP placing at Joliet – JR Gray has assumed the points lead for NHRA’s Congruity Pro Mod Series.
The Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series returns to action June 6-8 as part of the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn.
MWDRS Spring Opener — The 2025 Spring “Throwdown in T-Town” at Osage Casino & Hotel Tulsa Raceway Park delivered an exciting weekend for the popular Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series.
The event ultimately belonged to Texan Aaron Wells who drove his newly painted “Bullitt” Mustang to victory over one of the toughest ever MWDRS Pro Mod field assemblies.
Aaron Wells won the MWDRS event held at Tulsa OK.
After overcoming some initial mechanical issues in qualifying and surviving a sticky first round with the car stuck in low gear, Wells found his rhythm. He took out early championship contender Ron Muenks in the semis before defeating Jacob McNeal in a Scott Palmer-tuned Barracuda during the finals with a 3.619 pass.
Amazingly the top four PM qualifiers were all within 0.006, Ron Muenks (3.662), Keith Haney (3.663), Robert Davis (3.665) and Bob Glenn (3.668).
PM class R/UP Jacob McNeal.
Within the Pro Mod Slammers class division it was versatile driver Ray Martin, driving Jim Whiteley’s J&A Service Camaro, grabbing the title with a final round win at 3.608 secs (low ET of the weekend) over Robert Costa, who red-lit in the final.
The Summit Racing Equipment MWDRS returns next for the Shakedown in M’Town in Martin, Michigan. That Duck X Production event combines MWDRS Pro Mod, Top Sportsman, and Top Dragster with Radial vs. The World, Pro 275, X275 and more.
Posted with files by NHRA Communications & MWDRS
Photos by Dave Ostaszewski & Courtesy of MWDRS
