The Professional Drag Racers Association is currently planning the 2015 season. And the nine classes that began the PDRA series will also carry them into their sophomore season. Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Pro Boost, Extreme Pro Motorcycle, Extreme Pro Stock, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Pro Junior Dragster and Top Junior Dragster will be contested at all 10 2015 events.

“We had a great turnout of racers for our inaugural year,” stated Bob Harris on behalf of the PDRA owners and staff. “All classes are a big asset to the PDRA and we look forward to welcoming everyone back in 2015. We want to thank all our sponsors, racers and fans for a great 2014 season, as well as the media for their great coverage and support.”

The PDRA’s first Awards Banquet will be held in conjunction with the PRI Show on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at the Marriott in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.

For 2015, notable changes from the 2014 schedule include an additional two events, as well as five new tracks joining the PDRA team. The PDRA will visit some of the nation’s best markets for eighth-mile door car racing including Maryland International Raceway and Texas Motorplex, as well as a stop at the completely overhauled GALOT Motorsports Park. The PDRA plans to continue their Friday/Saturday event format. 


The sophomore tour will begin at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Tx. March 20-21. April 10-12 the PDRA will return to Rockingham Dragway, home to some of the most memorable moments in professional eighth mile racing. After this the PDRA heads west during the first weekend of May to Thunder Road Raceway in Shreveport, La. The final weekend in May will see a stop at Gateway Raceway in St. Louis, Mo. The tour will then reach its halfway point on June 26-27 at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Mich.
 
Budds Creek, Md. has often been regarded as one of the top doorslammer facilities in the country. The PDRA will bring their unique brand of eighth-mile action to Maryland International Raceway, July 17-18. Then the tour will make its second annual stop at Memphis International Raceway on August 21-22. One of the highlights of the tour, Dragstock, will be featured at the reconstructed GALOT Motorsports Park on its familiar date of September 11-13. From there the PDRA returns to one of the nation’s fastest growing facilities - Tulsa Raceway Park on October 2-3. The sophomore tour will conclude as the inaugural tour did, at Virginia Motorsports Park near Richmond, Va. on October 23-24. 


“We worked hard to produce a schedule that would benefit our teams, sponsors and fans, as well as each of the tracks we will visit,” expounded PDRA Race Director, Bob Harris. “We look forward to visiting new tracks and welcome back many of the places we visited this year. I believe this schedule is just what we need to continue moving forward as the world’s premier eighth-mile drag racing organization.”

Also in the works, a new points structure to be unveiled later this year. 


2015 PDRA Tour Schedule



March 20-21
Texas Motorplex

Dallas, (Ennis) Texas

www.texasmotorplex.com



April 10-12

Rockingham Dragway

Rockingham, North Carolina

www.rockinghamdragway.com



May 1-2

Thunder Road Raceway

Shreveport, (Gilliam) Louisiana

www.racetrrp.com



May 29-30

Gateway Motorsports Park

St. Louis, Missouri

www.gatewaymsp.com



June 26-27

US 131 Motorsports Park

Martin, Michigan

www.us131msp.com



July 17-18

Maryland International Raceway

Budds Creek, Maryland

www.mirdrag.com



August 21-22

Memphis International Raceway

Memphis (Millington), Tennessee

www.racemir.com



September 11-13

GALOT Motorsports Park

Benson, North Carolina

www.galotmotorsportspark.com



October 2-3

Tulsa Raceway Park

Tulsa, Oklahoma

www.tulsaracewaypark.com



October 23-24

Virginia Motorsports Park

Richmond (Petersburg), Virginia

www.vmpdrag.com