All posts by Nate Van Wagnen
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Kimberly Messer Graduates from Jr. Dragster to PDRA Top Dragster 32 World Championship
A world championship wasn’t even on Kimberly Messer’s mind when she stepped out of her Messer Racing Jr....
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Johnny Pluchino Goes Back to Back to Win PDRA Pro Outlaw 632 World Championship
With a resurgence of nitrous-assisted cars and a rules change impacting his naturally aspirated combination, Johnny Pluchino knew...
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Melanie Salemi Takes Brand-New Radial vs. the World Camaro to Winner’s Circle in World Street Nationals Debut
Melanie Salemi rolled into last weekend’s World Street Nationals at Orlando Speed World Dragway with a truly brand-new...
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Kellan Farmer Proves A Point by Winning PDRA Elite Top Dragster World Championship
Kellan Farmer had a point to prove when he set out on his 2019 Professional Drag Racers Association...
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Halsey, DiDomenico, Powers, Huffman and Davis Close Out PDRA Season with World Finals Victories
Newly crowned world champions Jim Halsey and Travis Davis capped off their championship seasons with victories at the...
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Weatherford, Halsey, Powers, Huffman and Garner-Jones Qualify No. 1 at PDRA World Finals
Moroso Pro Boost newcomer Randy Weatherford broke the 3.50-second barrier and set a new class record on his...
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Norwalk, Maple Grove Join 2020 PDRA Schedule
The 2020 Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) schedule will feature new stops at Summit Motorsports Park and Maple...
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World Championships on the Line at PDRA World Finals Presented by Pro Line Racing, $hameless Racing
The season-long championship battles in the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) will come to a dramatic close this...
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Rivenbark, Halsey, Montecalvo, Distefano and Gast Earn Victories at Record-Setting PDRA Fall Nationals
Points leader Kevin Rivenbark secured his second victory of the season in Moroso Pro Boost at the Professional...
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Weatherford, Halsey, Montecalvo, Distefano and Gast Beat the Heat in PDRA Fall Nationals Qualifying
Pro Boost newcomer Randy Weatherford took his centrifugally supercharged WS Construction ’18 Camaro to the No. 1 qualifying...
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Shifting Gears: Longtime Pro Stock Crew Chief Billy Wagner Racing With Family in PDRA’s Schwing America Pro Outlaw 632
A stern look appears on Billy Wagner’s face as he changes gear ratios in the Gillig-Wagner Motorsports ‘96...
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Foley Lewis Racing Announces Return to NHRA Top Fuel at Carolina Nationals
Ten years after last competing as a team in NHRA Top Fuel competition, racing partners Doug Foley and...
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PDRA Racers Return to Championship Battles at Fall Nationals Presented by $hameless Racing
The tense championship battles in the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) will tighten up this weekend as the...
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Bruce Thrift Can’t Get Enough of PDRA’s MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman
Georgia’s Bruce Thrift has been a constant player in the PDRA’s MagnaFuel Top Sportsman classes since the series...
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Record Year: Jim Halsey is Back on Top in PDRA’s Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous
On Saturday, October 4, 2008, Jim Halsey carved his name into the Pro Modified history books when he...
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A/Fuel School: Randy Meyer is Training Drag Racing’s Next Generation of Stars
Perched on the barstool that sits in front of his computer in his stacker trailer, Randy Meyer looks...
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‘Big Nasty’ Fights Back: Kyle Seipel’s DRAG ILLUSTRATED Interview
“All right, let’s do this,” Kyle Seipel says as he saddles up to his desk in the small...
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ALTERING PERCEPTIONS: Kyle Harris Tames Beastly Blown Alcohol Altered in PDRA’s Lucas Oil Elite Top Dragster
Kyle Harris knows his Charles Jones Industrial Limited ’32 Bantam Altered isn’t exactly what everyone imagines when they...
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$hameless Racing Named Presenting Sponsor of PDRA Fall Nationals, World Finals
$hameless Racing, a Michigan-based Pro Outlaw 632 team, has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the Professional...
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PDRA Drag Wars at GALOT Motorsports Park Canceled Due to Hurricane
PDRA Drag Wars presented by Pro Line Racing, Sept. 5-7 at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, N.C., has...
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Details Emerge Regarding NHRA’s 2020 Pro Mod Program
Rumors about the Real Pro Mod (RPM) Association passing the torch to NHRA officials were confirmed Sunday afternoon...
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Joe Castello, WFO Radio’s ‘NHRA Nitro’ Podcast Celebrate 10th Anniversary
This weekend’s 65th annual Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals is a historic weekend on several notable levels, but for...
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Pro Mod vs. RVW ‘Judgement Day’ Added to Comp Cams Shakedown Nationals XVII
The heated debate between Pro Mod racers and Radial vs. the World (RVW) competitors will be settled during...
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Doug Winters, Bandit Big Rig Series Chevelle Make the Haul to Denver for WSOPM
Longtime doorslammer racer Doug Winters last raced at Bandimere Speedway over 20 years ago in Super Chevy Show...
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Against All Odds, Terry Haddock Makes World Series of Pro Mod Debut
Terry Haddock was preparing his nitro Funny Car and Cameron Ferré-driven Top Fuel dragster for Friday qualifying at...
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PDRA Plans Wigs for Kids Donation Event During Drag Wars
The Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) will build on its reputation as a family-oriented, charitable organization next month...
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Second-Chance One Cure Shootout Added for Top Dragster, Top Sportsman Racers at WSOPM
The third annual Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod, Aug. 9-10 at Bandimere Speedway will also feature...
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Low Qualifiers Thorne, Franklin and Montecalvo Add Victories at PDRA Northern Nationals
The No. 1 qualifiers in all three professional classes parlayed their qualifying success into event victories Saturday evening...
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Franklin, Thorne and Montecalvo Earn No. 1 Spots at PDRA Northern Nationals Presented by Callies
Two-time world champion Tommy Franklin topped the Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous field by just two ten-thousandths of a...
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Matt Sackman, Randy Meyer Racing Repeat Route 66 Raceway Regional Event Sweep
For the second year in a row, Chicagoland native Matt Sackman swept the NHRA North Central Region event...
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PDRA Adds Pro Outlaw 632 Shootout Presented by $hameless Racing to Northern Nationals Lineup
Racers in the Professional Drag Racers Association’s Schwing America Pro Outlaw 632 class will have the chance to...
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Top Dragster, Top Sportsman Drivers to Race for $10,000 at World Series of Pro Mod
Racers in the increasingly popular Top Dragster and Top Sportsman classes will have an added incentive to race...
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Strickland, Harris, Boone, Pluchino and McKinney Win Rain-Delayed PDRA Summer Nationals
Despite not qualifying for the eight-car field, Moroso Pro Boost driver John Strickland picked up the event win...
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PDRA Summer Nationals Ignited by Lithium Pros Eliminations Pushed to Sunday
A second evening of heavy pop-up rain storms forced Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) officials to push Saturday...
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Rain Shortens Friday Qualifying at PDRA Summer Nationals Ignited by Lithium Pros
Frequent pop-up rain showers prevented Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) officials from completing Friday qualifying at the PDRA...
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PDRA Season Heating up Going Into South Georgia’s Summer Nationals Ignited by Lithium Pros
The all-eighth-mile racers of the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) will be put to the test when the...
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Johnny Pluchino Prepared for NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock Debut at Bristol
After Johnny Pluchino unexpectedly made his PDRA Extreme Pro Stock debut at the recent PDRA North-South Shootout in...
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Cox, Thorne, Hoerner, Pluchino and Smith Score PDRA North-South Shootout Victories
An eventful weekend of racing at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) North-South Shootout presented by Line-X at...
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Thorne, Halsey, Dobbins, Pluchino and Gast Race to Provisional No. 1 Spots at PDRA North-South Shootout
Racing at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) North-South Shootout presented by Line-X at Maryland International Raceway, Moroso...
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Tony Gillig Returns to Extreme Pro Stock in Buck Bros. Cavalier
Before Thursday morning, Tony Gillig’s last time sitting in a Mountain Motor Pro Stock car was when he...
