Drag Illustrated Issue 124, August 2017 | Page 101
PDRA RELEASES 2018
EVENT SCHEDULE
NATIONAL TRAIL, SECOND
VIRGINIA RACE ADDED TO TOUR
By Lisa Collier
T
h e w orl d’s pr e mie r e ighth- m ile or-
ganization proudly announces its 2018 schedule.
For four years the Professional Drag Racers Asso-
ciation has worked with some of the nation’s top
facilities to produce successful events and build
a solid reputation of incredible racing, a family-friendly
atmosphere and fan and sponsor-centric programming.
One of the series’ main focuses is continual improvement.
The staff and owners’ forward-thinking mentality has
kept the series on an upward swing. Now going into the
fifth season, the PDRA is ready to have its best year yet.
During the series’ weekly Facebook series, ‘Live with
Lee’, they revealed the 2018 schedule. Just as in 2017,
the tour consists of eight stops, beginning in April and
ending in October. The series travels up and down the
east coast and into the mid-west, with many familiar
stops including GALOT Motorsports Park and Virginia
Motorsports Park, each with two events. The PDRA East
Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park will be the
season opener in 2018, held April 5-7. The track’s second
event will be in its familiar slot, September 6-8 with the
PDRA Drag Wars. Maryland International Raceway
will again be home to the PDRA North-South Shootout,
although on a new date, May 3-5. The PDRA Summer
Drags comes next on the tour, held May 31-June 2 at US
131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan. Finishing out
the first half of the 2018 tour, Virginia Motorsports Park
will see its first of two events with the PDRA Firecracker
Nationals, June 28-30.
National Trail Raceway is the only new facility on the
2018 tour, beginning the second half of the season with
the Super Strip Nationals, July 19-21. After the Drag
Wars at the beginning of September, Darlington Dragway
will enjoy its new date with the PDRA Fall Nationals,
September 27-29. Building on the series’ tradition, the
2018 PDRA World Champions will be crowned at the
PDRA World Finals at Virginia Motorsports Park, Oc-
tober 18-20.
“We’re very excited about our 2018 schedule,” stated
PDRA’s Bob Harris. “We have several events that will
build upon the traditions we’ve established and allow
fans to continue gaining trust in our brand. We’re also
looking forward to our new stop at National Trail Race-
way. That area has a strong racer base. The track has a
lot of great history. We put a great deal of thought and
preparation into the entire schedule, making it one that
our sponsors, racers and fans can be proud of and enjoy.”
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