Swelling in popularity, NHRA’s Pro Mod class kicks off its 2017 season during this weekend’s 2017 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. BangShift‘s Brian Lohnes breaks down this year’s dominant drivers, and talks about the possibility of seeing every form of power-adder lined up at the upcoming Four-Wide Nationals.
One of the biggest stories to come out of this season is Stevie “Fast” Jackson’s move from radial racing to professional door-slammers in Pro Mod with a Jerry Bickel-built, blown Camaro. He’s been busy since that Wild airborne footage of his crash at at No Mercy 7 — Shadow has been reborn, and Stevie quickly reset the radial record at Lights Out 8 earlier this year. Stevie has come up through the ranks of radial racing, and recently conquered the Bahrain Drag Racing World Championship and the Arabian Pro Series World Championship in the middle east. With a long-set goal of nitro racing, it will be interesting to watch his momentum in one of the most competitive classes in drag racing — and at the time of this writing, Stevie sits at the top of day one qualifying.
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