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Boone Racing and
Jason Harris Will
Debut New PN
Corvette in 2016
PITTSBORO, N.C.
(November 30, 2015):
The inaugural PDRA
Pro Nitrous
Champion, Jason
Harris, will pursue
his next
Championship behind
the wheel of a 2016
Corvette. The fiery
red Firebird that
took Harris to the
2014 Championship
has become
synonymous with the
driver, but now the
35 year old North
Carolinian is ready
for an updated look
and another winning
year, teaming up
once again with
Boone Racing and
Robert Hayes
Motorsports.
The Corvette will
sport the same
‘racing red’ that
has covered Harris’
machines for years,
and, also like the
Firebird, is being
built by Robert
Hayes Motorsports.
“It’s time for a
fresh look,” told
Harris. “The
Firebird is a great
car and I’m going to
hang on to it, but
it’s got well over
1000 runs on it, so
it’s time to update.
I really prided
myself on the
Firebird because it
was something
different. We wanted
to continue to have
something that would
stand out from the
crowd a bit so I’m
super excited about
the ‘vette.”
“We’re excited about
getting a new car
done,” echoed Hayes,
who not only builds
the team cars, but
also serves as Crew
Chief. “The other
car had a lot of
runs on it so it’s
time to update and
get the best of the
best. It’s a good
opportunity for us
to get back with
Jimmy and Brad
Boone, for everybody
to come together and
focus on one car.
We’re looking to get
back on top where we
belong.”
Hayes has major
updates planned for
the Corvette, which
will also feature
his own chassis
design and a Tim
McAmis body with
paint by Wytheville,
Virginia’s Terry
Davis. The
collaboration
between Harris,
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Hayes and Boone Racing, consisting
of Brad and Jimmy Boone, promises
to continue making waves in Pro
Nitrous.
“All of us agreed on [the
Corvette],” stated Jimmy Boone,
the elder half of the father/son
duo that makes up Boone Racing.
“The Corvette is new. The body
style is sexy. It looks fast.
Robert is a great car builder.
When Robert was our tuner we were
winning races left and right. So
I’m excited to be back with him.
It makes racing more fun when you
feel like you have a chance to
win. I feel like our team has some
of the best people out there.
“You don’t make any money racing,
so you’ve got to enjoy what you’re
doing,” he added. “They’re just
good people, good attitudes. It’s
just a lot of fun, but we’re out
there to win. We want to put a
good car out there and a good
team. I feel like we’ve got the
best we can get with Robert Hayes,
Jason Harris and us.”
Harris says the Boone-owned
Corvette should be done and ready
for testing by the first of
February, about six weeks before
the PDRA season opener at Tulsa
Raceway Park. After a somewhat
disappointing 2015 season, Harris
would love nothing more than to
lead the Pro Nitrous pack again.
“Teaming up with the Boones was
just a natural progression for
us,” said Harris, who will also
continue to be backed by Mohammad
Al Sabah’s Drag 965 and Hoosier
Racing Tire. “Jimmy and Brad are
good friends of ours. They come
over to the shop on Saturday and
Sunday and hang out with us and
work on the car. They still want
to be involved in racing. I still
want to race at this level. In
order to do that, we teamed up.
I’ve always raced on a budget, and
now that we’ve teamed up with
Boone Racing to share the
financial responsibility I feel
like we’re going to be really,
really competitive, because now
we’ve got the finances, know-how
and experience to be a dominant
force. I’m proud to team up with
them and to have a friend and crew
chief like Robert. We stick
together making decisions and I
think that’s what’s made us a
pretty tough team.”
“We can combine forces and be
healthy.” Boone agreed. “We’re
going to put Jason in equipment
that will be [championship chasing
status]. We want to qualify in the
top half and be a threat to win
any race. With the new car and a
really good engine program and
Robert Hayes tuning we feel like
we could beat anybody.”
ABOUT THE PDRA
Based in Pittsboro, North
Carolina, 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 Extreme, Pro Nitrous,
Pro Boost, and Pro Extreme
Motorcycle along with Top
Sportsman, Top Dragster, Pro Jr.
Dragster, and Top Jr. Dragster.
The 2015 PDRA schedule consists of
ten national events. For more on
the world’s premier eighth mile
drag racing organization visit
www.pdra660.com.
Follow the PDRA:
Facebook,
Twitter,
Instagram,
YouTube.
PRESS CONTACT: Lisa Collier
Professional Drag Racers
Association
lisa@pdra660.com |
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