NHRA’s annual trip to Minnesota and Brainerd International Raceway has gotten a bit more interesting, thanks to Kruckeberg Industries and its D-Wagon product, bringing a FuelTech Pro Mod shootout specialty race to Brainerd this August. This marks the first ever specialty race for Pro Mod, occurring during the 2022 season.
This new D-Wagon NHRA Pro Mod Shootout is scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, set for August 18-21. The Shootout will be open to the top 16 in points following NHRA’s Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, KS, which is held the week before the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. If a team already in the top 16 elects to skip Brainerd, the next-highest in points will be eligible to compete in the shootout, which has a total purse of $25,000 – $10,000 going to the winner.
“D-Wagon couldn’t be more excited to bring the first-ever shootout to NHRA Pro Mod,” Craig Krucekberg said. The owner and CEO/CVO of the family concern noted, “When the idea was presented to us, we thought this was a perfect opportunity to not only get extra attention for D-Wagon, but also provide extra excitement into an already great NHRA Pro Mod series. It’s going to be an event you can’t miss.”
D-Wagon, which is a people transporter behind any golf cart or all-terrain vehicle equipped with a hitch, is excited to bring its product to the NHRA community. Already a sponsor for Pro Mod veteran Doug Winters, D-Wagon is the latest product from Kruckeberg Industries, the Minnesota-based management company with a motorsports presence. “With Kruckeberg Industries only a short distance from Brainerd, we were already excited to have the race on the NHRA Pro Mod schedule again for 2022,” Winters said.
“With the addition of the D-Wagon NHRA Pro Mod Shootout,” Winters continued, “it will make for one of the greatest NHRA Pro Mod events in class history, and I”m also…
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