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PDRA
Welcomes Extreme Pro Stock Back to Roster for Five Events
PITTSBORO, N.C. (February 29, 2016): The naturally
aspirated kings of drag racing will make their return to
the PDRA at five select events in 2016. During Extreme Pro
Stock’s one-year hiatus, racers, fans and staff felt the
class’ absence and worked diligently to ensure it would
once again be contested on the eighth-mile circuit.
“We are excited to welcome Extreme Pro Stock back,” stated
PDRA Race Director, Bob Harris. “Last season we got many
phone calls, emails and questions about its absence. It’s
a fan favorite with a rich history and we are excited to
make it a part of the PDRA show once again.”
Extreme Pro Stock will be contested at the PDRA events at
Rockingham Dragway (April 8-10), Texas Motorplex (May
19-21), Maryland International Raceway (July 14-16), GALOT
Motorsports Park (Sept 8-10), and Virginia Motorsports
Park (October 20-22).
“We made sure that the events we chose to run Extreme Pro
Stock would not conflict with other events they may
already have on their schedule for this season,” added
Harris. “We have several racers who would like to run both
series available to the class and we want to encourage
that.”
One such racer who plans to run both PDRA and IHRA, John
Montecalvo, applauds the PDRA for bringing the class back
to eighth-mile racing. “We’re looking forward to running
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facilities on the schedule,” stated the two time Mountain
Motor Pro Stock World Champion. “The goal is to build up
the class and get more participants over all. Running with
the PDRA gives our type of cars another outlet in which to
compete. We’re looking forward to growing the class.”
Extreme Pro Stock will begin as an eight car qualified
field. The class will run for PDRA points and crown a
World Champion at season’s end. Long-time Pro Stock
proponent and co-owner of the Mountain Motor Mafia brand,
Dave Roach, was instrumental in bringing Extreme Pro Stock
back to PDRA.
“Many of the racers prefer the eighth-mile format,” told
Roach, who also serves as Team Manager for Pro Stock
competitor Dwayne Rice. “I think this is good for the PDRA
and I think it’s good for our class. That’s obvious from
the amount of people who have pulled behind it. Going
forward, the class has to increase its following and
fanbase. We want to educate the people and involve them.
The fans want the experience. The Pro Stock class needs to
be redirected and re-formated with that intention. There
are a lot of Mountain Motor Pro Stock fans out there.”
Roach also feels there’s a strong possibility for a 16 car
qualified field in the future as the class regains
solidarity with the PDRA.
Along with a dozen or more of the country’s most avid Pro
Stock racers, John Pluchino shares his enthusiasm for
returning to the PDRA. “We’re all very excited to go back
to the PDRA. It’s a great organization. We have a lot of
fun there. It’s run very professionally. We have a lot of
good friends over there and we’re excited to get back to
it.”
Extreme Pro Stock will make its 2016 debut at the PDRA
Spring Nationals, April 8-10 at Rockingham Dragway in
Rockingham, N.C. For more information visit
www.pdra660.com.
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 2016 PDRA schedule consists of nine
national events. For more on the world’s premier eighth
mile drag racing organization visit
www.pdra660.com.
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PDRA:
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Instagram,
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Photo: Gary Rowe /
PDRA660.com / RaceWorks.com
PRESS CONTACT: Lisa Collier
Professional Drag Racers Association
lisa@pdra660.com
704.692.4636 |
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