Reigning Pro Street world champion Ethan Steding trailed Blake Denton in the points standings for the first half of the season, but when he took out Denton in the opening round at the Thunder Valley Throwdown at Bristol Dragway, the door was open for Steding. He ran right through it, charging to a runner-up finish in the Thursday night completion of the rain-delayed Bristol race, then followed it up with his third win of the season on Saturday night at the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series’ ProFab DragWars presented by PST Driveshafts at GALOT Motorsports Park.
Steding, a past Pro Jr. Dragster world champion, lined up against class veteran Ron Green in the final round. Steding’s roots-blown P2 Contracting “College Fund” ’24 Camaro moved first and led the whole way, winning with a 3.925 at 194.74 to Green’s 3.938 at 179.35. Steding is now the points leader with one race left in the season.
“I was as motivated as I’ve ever been,” Steding said. “I believe we were about 800 points behind [Denton] going into Bristol, and I was fortunate enough to be able to line up with him first round and meet up with him again at this race. It helped me out a lot, and after this weekend, I think I’m in pretty good hands. We’re going to try and keep that number one on the car.”
Steding shared the credit with his team and noted that he’s trying to win the championship for them.
“I’ve been saying it all day. I give it to my team. I’m just fortunate enough to drive this car,” Steding said. “Ty and Todd Tutterow, the whole Wyo Motorsports gang, John Redfield, Mike Stanley, and obviously my mom and dad supplying it. I just can’t thank all of them enough. Mark Beatty with Red Line Oil. We’re just trying to show all these people we can do good things.”
Steding’s first-round opponent, spring GALOT race runner-up Chris Tuten, ran into mechanical issues while Steding raced to a 3.947 at 194.38. In a pressure-packed second-round match with Denton, Steding left first and fired off a 3.929 at 196.56 to hold off Denton’s 3.934. He was consistent in the semifinals, running a 3.923 at 196.44 to defeat No. 2 qualifier Richard Reagan and his off-pace 4.256.
Green in his screw-blown “Gamechanger” ’00 Firebird opened Pro Street’s first round of eliminations with a holeshot win over 2023 world champion Bill Riddle, who followed Green’s 3.96 at 193.38 with a 3.95 at 190.48. The Chesterfield, Virginia-based driver then set low E.T. of the next two rounds, beating No. 1 qualifier Fletcher Cox’s 3.966 with a 3.912 at 199.85 in the second round and a 3.901 at 200.41 to take out young gun Scott Kincaid and his 3.942 in the semis.
This story was originally published on September 17, 2025. 
