Pro Mod Portal – Late Season Edition

by editor on Dec.14, 2024, under Pro Mod Portal

Smokies Garage posts breaking news from within the worldwide ultimate door slammer community….

Winter Series Round One — Kye Kelley, known for competing on the hit television show Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings, turned heads last weekend when he outlasted the quickest 32-car field in Pro Mod history to win the $50,000 Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks, at Bradenton Florida.

Driving his rather unorthodox steel-roof-and-quarters ’85 Camaro, Kelley fired off a stunning 3.594-second pass at 207.78 MPH in the M&M Transmission Outlaw Pro Mod presented by FuelTech and PJS Racing final round to defeat Ken Quartuccio and his 3.688 at 194.66 mph. He had defeated Mike Decker Sr. and Mike Decker Jr in rounds one and two before besting Canadian Spencer Hyde in the third round on a hole shot (3.626 secs to 3.624 secs). He defeated Kurt Steding in the semi final round – using another hole shot and a 3.62 secs to defeat Steding’s low ET of race day (3.592 secs).

For Kelly, the final round win light worth $50,000 and the DI Winter Series points lead.

Kye Kelley defeated a massive 32-car field of Pro Mod cars to win race #1 for the DI Winter Series.

It was the quickest 32-car field in the history of eighth-mile Pro Modified. Mark Micke (photo below) qualified No. 1 with a 3.591-second pass at 218.87 MPH, while Bob Glenn ended up on the bump spot with a 3.647 at 204.29 mph.

Spencer Hyde advanced the furthest for Canadian racers at the Snowbird Nationals – going to the third round before losing out on a narrow hole shot.

This was the first race of the all Florida state 3-race inaugural Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service. Race events #2 and #3 will go down (Jan 24-26 US Street Nationals & Feb 27-Mar 1st World Series PM).

Winners in the other heads-up classes at the Snowbirds included Lyle Barnett in Precision Shaft Technologies Pro 275 presented by Mickey Thompson Tires, Greg Blevins Jr. in Callies Performance Products Limited Drag Radial presented by Energy Manufacturing, Chris Holdorf in TBM Brakes Outlaw 632 presented by Rife Sensors, and Dave Fiscus in TRZ Motorsports Ultra Street presented by Precision Turbo & Engine.

NHRA ’25 Pro Mod Season Advance – The season schedule for the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series has been revealed.

The fan-favourite Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will kick off its 10-race season at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville before heading to the NHRA Arizona Nationals, returning to Phoenix and Firebird Motorsports Park after a successful debut in 2024.

The regular season will continue with races at the four-wide race in Charlotte, Chicago and Bristol, with the final race before the playoffs taking place in Richmond.

The category’s Road to the Championship playoffs begin at the prestigious Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, continuing to the Charlotte fall race and St. Louis. Finally, NHRA will crown a Pro Mod champion at the fall race in Las Vegas.

Reigning 2024 champion Jordan Lazic (from Rutland BC Canada) will attempt to maintain his 2024 season momentum to try to win back-to-back World championship titles.

Canada’s Jordan Lazic will attempt to defend his NHRA World Championship title for Pro Mod in 2025.

MWDRS 2025 Season Reveal — The schedule for the 2025 Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service has been confirmed.

The popular 1/8th mile circuit, which will enter it’s 9th year of existence next season, will host events from Texas to Michigan with stops in Oklahoma, Missouri and Ohio. With seven races spanning from April to October, Pro Mod racers will have the chance to compete for nearly $240,000 in class payouts over the year.

The race date at Edgewater Motorsports Park in Cleves, OH is a new facility for the series. Other tracks include Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, TX, Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, OK, Flying H Drag Strip in Odessa, MO and US 131 in Martin, MI.

The 2025 season, which will open in April in Texas, will conclude with the Ronnie Hobbs World Finals and a $10,000 to Win Friday Night Pro Mod Shootout (at Tulsa).

“Our marketing partners made serious statements for the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service for 2025,” said series founder Keith Haney. “The Mid-West Drag Racing Series is thrilled to unveil a huge payout increase for the Stroud Safety Pro Mod Class in 2025 — effectively doubling the Pro Mod winner payouts for 2025 season.”

“We have secured a sponsor that will provide an additional $12,000 to each MWDRS Pro Mod Class event during the 2025 season – Stroud Safety Pro Mod Event Winners will now take home $20,000, up from $10,000 and the Runner-Up also getting a bump from $3,000 to $5,000 per event!”