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East Coast
Nationals is First of Two GALOT Races for PDRA
BENSON, NC (March 28, 2017) – The Professional Drag Racers
Association (PDRA) returns this weekend to the track where
the all-eighth-mile series experienced its attendance
record in 2016. The PDRA East Coast Nationals, March
30-April 1, will see the stars of Pro Extreme, Pro
Nitrous, Pro Boost and nine other classes compete on the
GALOT Motorsports Park eighth mile for the first of two
GALOT races in 2017. The PDRA returns to the Benson, NC,
facility for the PDRA Drag Wars, Sept. 7-9.
“We’re thrilled to have two races at GALOT Motorsports
Park this year after a record turnout at PDRA Dragstock
XIII last year,” said PDRA Director of Marketing Will
Smith. “We’re expecting even more cars this weekend than
we had there back in September. GALOT is a top-notch
facility with a great crew, and we’re just looking forward
to having another successful event there.”
In addition to the touring regulars of the PDRA’s pro
classes in Pro Extreme, Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous
presented by MoTeC, Andy McCoy Race Cars Pro Boost,
Extreme Pro Stock, and Drag 965 Pro Extreme Motorcycle,
the PDRA East Coast Nationals will feature sportsman
racing in the form of Magnafuel Top Sportsman, Lucas Oil
Top Dragster, Campers Inn RV Pro Junior Dragster, MegaCorp
Top Junior Dragster, and Edelbrock Bracket Bash. The
increasingly popular Outlaw 632 class will make its first
of four appearances with the PDRA this weekend, too. Also
booked in for Friday and Saturday is a four-car,
Chicago-style race between four supercharged AA/Gassers.
“This is the first race where we’ll have all of our
classes competing. We have the gassers coming out to put
on an exhibition race. The Eastside Auto Transport Outlaw
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amount of cars we’re
expecting in Top Sportsman, we’ll also have the 16- and 32-car races for
that class,” Smith added.
Pro Extreme standout Frankie “Mad Man” Taylor is slated to line up in a
rematch against Robert Albertson in the Blazing Angel Jet Dragster. Taylor
is 1-0 against Albertson after his supercharged Corvette defeated
Albertson’s jet power in a side-by-side 3.5-second race at the PDRA season
opener in Valdosta, Ga. Pro Nitrous competitors George Williams and Marc
Hayes will also square off in a grudge race. Both races are scheduled to
contested during the second qualifying session Friday night.
Thursday, March 30 is reserved for a full day of open testing for all PDRA
competitors from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. A mandatory driver’s meeting at 9:30
a.m. Friday morning will lead into the first sportsman qualifying session
at 10 a.m. Saturday will begin with a trackside Godspeed Ministries
service at 8 a.m., followed by the final Bracket Bash qualifying session
at 9 a.m. Eliminations at the PDRA East Coast Nationals will begin with
Pro Extreme at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets to the PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park cost
only $10 for general admission to Thursday’s test session, $20 on Friday,
and $25 on Saturday. A three-day pass can be purchased for $40. Children
aged 5 and younger get in free, while children aged 6-12 get in for only
$10.
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 Extreme Motorcycle, Extreme Pro Stock,
Pro Boost, Pro Nitrous and Pro Extreme, the quickest doorslammer class in
drag racing. The 2017 PDRA schedule consists of eight national events. For
more information on the PDRA, visit www.PDRA660.com.
Photo: Joe McHugh
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