A gloomy forecast could only delay, not derail, Kallee Mills and company at US 131 Motorsports Park, where the team clinched the N/T 275 title with the ’68 Camaro “Kong” and lit the boards with a personal-best 3.601-second pass in the screw-blown Pro Mod Camaro “Scarlet.” Rain erased Wednesday testing at the Shakedown in M-Town, but tuner Lee White hustled once the track dried. Scarlet ripped a 3.66 in Thursday shakedowns, then thundered to 3.601 to qualify third in what proved the quickest Mid-West Drag Racing Series Pro Mod field to date.
“Shakedown at M-Town was unforgettable here at Kallee Mills Motorsports. I finally got my own win at a Duck X Productions event,” Mills said, a member of the Drag Illustrated 30 Under 30 Class of 2023.
Scarlet’s 3.601 came when the team most needed it.
“Rolling into Q4 we were sitting right on the bump with a .65 and my team knew we needed a low .60 to be in the top half of the field. We rolled up and went 3.601—that put us number three in a tight field.”
First-round tire shake and a .004-second red-light pushed Scarlet into the Slammers bracket, yet Mills and crew used the extra laps to prove the pace was no fluke, carding a 3.62 while working through the second-chance race.
While Scarlet cooled, Mills turned her focus to Kong and the N/T 275 ladder. Recent chassis and suspension changes paid immediate dividends, and each pass edged the gorgeous gold Camaro closer to the final.
“We made some major changes to Kong and they definitely made a difference,” she said. “I told her on Friday night after all the things she was pulling that if she didn’t straighten up she was getting left in Michigan, but she came through with a win so we loaded her up and she’s going to get some much-needed love.”
In the last round Mills and Kong faced Todd Bennett. Both cars left together, but Kong surged ahead by a car length to seal the victory and deliver Mills’ first Duck X event win.
“I am seriously living my dream; I’m on cloud nine. I am truly blessed with the people that I am surrounded by,” Mills added, praising crew chiefs Mikey, Tayler, and her father, Dewayne, along with lead tuner White: “No matter the tire or combination, Lee [White] can make a car go fast and he makes my job easy.”
She also made sure to single out the wider team that keeps the operation rolling.
“To my mom and dad, thank you for instilling values and always having my back no matter what. I can’t say enough about my team and my family for all their hard work on the cars. And a big thank you to Paul and Jeanne Hayden and American Pride Golf Carts for their unwavering support. It was also super cool to have Larry and Brody Jeffers come out, spend the weekend and support us – it’s always a great time.”
The weekend haul – a class victory, a career-best 3.60, and a pair of stout 3.62s – has the Oklahoma-based operation brimming with confidence heading to the Summer Smackdown, June 26-28 at Flying H Drag Strip, the fourth stop on the Mid-West Drag Racing Series tour.
This story was originally published on June 3, 2025. 
