In
addition to the premier 3.5-second,
220-mph Pro Extreme class, the PDRA
features four more professional
classes and four sportsman classes.
Plus, the popular Mickey Thompson Cup
Outlaw 10.5 National Points
Championship series will be part of
the NAS Racing PDRA North-South
Shootout and the Pro Open Outlaw class
for high-horsepower, heads-up
dragsters will make its third of five
appearances with the PDRA this year.
Also, PDRA Pro Nitrous stars “Stevie
Fast” Jackson and Travis “Carolina
Kid” Harvey have locked in for a
$5,000 winner-take-all grudge match
during Friday-night qualifying that’s
sure to add to the track’s great
history.
With more than $120,000 in prize money
on the line and racers intent on
improving their point standings as the
second half of the 10-race season
begins, the inaugural NAS Racing PDRA
North-South Shootout promises to be a
pivotal event for the 2015 PDRA tour.
The inaugural PDRA North-South
Shootout will begin 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
on Thursday (July 16) with all-day
testing open to the public, followed
by three rounds of qualifying for all
classes beginning at 10:30 a.m. Friday
and a jet car closing out the day’s
action. One more qualifying session
will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday,
followed by a 3:30 p.m. pre-race
ceremony and elimination rounds at 4
p.m. for all classes. The jet car will
make another pass to close out the
event on Saturday night.
Admission on Thursday is $10, with
Friday and Saturday $30 each, but
children 12 and under are admitted
free each day. Discount coupons for
the inaugural PDRA North-South
Shootout also are available at many
retailers and commercial outlets in
throughout Maryland and nearby
Virginia, or reduced-rate coupons can
be printed from the PDRA web site at
www.pdra660.com/2015/north-south-mdir/coupon/.
Spectator parking is free at all PDRA
events, though fans can opt to pay $10
to park on the pit side of Maryland
International Raceway.
ABOUT THE PDRA
With offices in Pittsboro, North
Carolina, and Saltillo, Mississippi,
the Professional Drag Racers
Association is the top sanctioning
body in the United States for the
sport of eighth-mile drag racing. The
PDRA’s professional categories include
Pro Open Outlaw, Pro Extreme
Motorcycle, Pro Boost, Pro Nitrous and
Pro Extreme, the quickest doorslammer
class in drag racing. The 2015 PDRA
schedule consists of 10 national
events. For more information on the
PDRA, visit
www.PDRA660.com.
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