The PDRA made its second stop of the 2024 season at Virginia Motorsports Park and the Mid-Atlantic Showdown didn’t disappoint. One of the big highlights of the weekend was the competition in the Pro Boost class. Nearly every race in each round of competition was an absolute battle. If that wasn’t enough, Pro Nitrous kingpin Jim Halsey stole a win from defending series champion Tommy Franklin with a brilliant holeshot in the final round.
Spencer Hyde earned his first-ever WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive win to join Halsey and fellow multi-time pro class winners Johnny Pluchino (Liberty’s Gears Extreme Pro Stock presented by AED Competition), Doug Nicholl (PDRA Pro 632), Tim Essick (Menscer Motorsports Pro Street presented by Afco Racing), and Derek Mota (Afco Racing Super Street presented by Menscer Motorsports) in the winner’s circle.
Sportsman class victories went to Glenn Butcher in MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman presented by PAR Racing Engines, Kellan Farmer in Laris Motorsports Insurance Elite Top Dragster presented by Greenbrier Excavating & Paving, Jeff Melnick in MagnaFuel Top Sportsman presented by Corbin’s RV, and Chad Traylor in Laris Motorsports Insurance Top Dragster presented by Younce RV. Richie Allen in his ’70 Mustang defeated Keith Dunkum Jr. in his ’91 Mustang in the Edelbrock Bracket Bash presented by COMP Cams final round.
The young rising stars of the PDRA’s Jr. Dragster classes also had a full day of competition, with wins going to Ashley Franklin in Coolshirt Systems Pro Jr. Dragster presented by Philadelphia Racing Products and Landen Lewis in Classic Graphix Top Jr. Dragster presented by Philadelphia Racing Products. Franklin, the daughter of Pro Nitrous runner-up Tommy Franklin, left the line first in the final round and ran a 7.926 to defeat the 7.947 of Ayden Christian, both on a 7.90 index. A significant starting line advantage helped Lewis turn on the final round win light over James Beattie III, with Lewis running a 9.08 on a 9.06 dial-in to Beattie’s 9.017 on an 8.97 dial-in.
PRO NITROUS
With seven collective Pro Nitrous world championships in the 10-year history of the PDRA, Jim Halsey and Tommy Franklin have lined up against each other in the final round more than a few times. It happened again at the Mid-Atlantic Showdown, where Halsey used a starting line advantage and a 3.628 at 208.33 to beat Franklin and his 3.613 at 206.86 on a holeshot. It was Halsey’s…
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