Victor Alvarez reveals Snowbird Outlaw Nationals Pro Mod entry list By Wes Buck

“ It ’ s crazy ,” says BMP track owner and promoter Victor Alvarez . “ Obviously , when you put up $ 51,000-to-win you ’ re going to get people ’ s attention , but I hope this huge response is also representative of all the time , energy , and money we ’ ve poured into Bradenton Motorsports Park over the course of the last few years and especially the last few months . I like to think racers appreciate that and they see it ; they see what we ’ re trying to do here .”

“ We want BMP to be the kind of place that racers genuinely look forward to visiting ,” Alvarez

continues . “ We ’ ve spared no expense upgrading the facility this summer and I believe the stage is set for the 51st annual Snowbird Outlaws Nationals to be the biggest one yet .”

Upstaging previous years will be no short order for Alvarez , who earned Promoter of the Year honors from Drag IllustrateD in no small part due to the spectacle that was the 50th anniversary of the event last winter .

“ It ’ s a tall order ,” admits Alvarez . “ Last year , honestly , it was special . But looking at our entry list for 2022 and considering all the improvements we ’ ve made – all this new concrete – I think we ’ re going to blow it out of the water .

“ And I mean it when I say ‘ we .’ The awards , the attention – it ’ s all great and much appreciated – but we have an incredible team here at BMP . It ’ s not just me . It ’ s all of us , and we ’ re all 100-percent dedicated to this place and our racers . We know we have something special and we ’ re all working together to build on it .”

The Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by

Motion Raceworks Pro Mod division is sponsored by FuelTech and M & M Transmission and the entry list for the outlaw eighth-mile eliminator includes a diverse mix of drivers from numerous classes and organizations .

Drivers include reigning NHRA Pro Mod world champion “ Stevie Fast ” Jackson , back-to-back-toback PDRA Pro Nitrous champ Jim Halsey , rising star Lyle Barnett , and standout driver Melanie Salemi , who won the event in 2021 , amongst a host of the biggest names in outlaw drag racing .

“ These are some of the biggest names in all of drag racing ,” continues Alvarez . “ It ’ s all the heavy hitters coming to one location to have it out , and we couldn ’ t be more excited . We ’ re so grateful for the support from all our sponsors , racers , and fans . This year the Snowbirds can ’ t come soon enough .”

The complete entry list is as follows : Mark Micke , Blake Housley , Bobby Glenn , Michael Naumann , Pete Farber , Manny Buginga , Stan Shelton , Melanie Salemi , Daniel Pharris , Don Lamana , Robert Gallegos , Spencer Hyde , Mike Decker Jr ., Mike Decker III , Jerico Balduf , Brandon Pesz , Justin Jones , Jeff Jones , Mike Janis , Scott Napierata , Todd Tutterow , Derrick Ford , Michael Tokarz , Cameron Hensley , Derek Ward , David Monday , Tom Blincoe , David Mallory , Kurt Steding , Jay Santos , Tommy Gray , Lyle Barnett , Jon Stouffer , Dustin Nesloney , Jose Gonzales , Sidnei Frigo , Joe Newsham , Scott Tidwell , Mark Werdehausen , Felix Garcia , Kevin Rivenbark , John Strickland , Frank Cersosimo , Ken Cruz , Robert Abbott , Jeff Rudolf , Stevie “ Fast ” Jackson , Randy Weatherford , Ken Quartuccio , and Jim Halsey .

The monstrous event will also feature a $ 15,000-to-win Pro 275 eliminator and $ 10,000-to-win X275 shootout , as well as Limited Drag Radial , Ultra Street , Outlaw 632 , No Time , 4.60 Index Bike , 5.50 Index , 6.50 Index and three individual Jr . Dragster classes . DI

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