Increased championship payouts, new sponsors, schedule updates, and a new program called Power Purse highlighted the announcements made by the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series leading into the series 12th season of alleighth-mile professional, sportsman, and Jr. Dragster racing. The series will increase its overall championship payouts by more than $ 100,000, with $ 25,000 going to the world champions in the
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headlining Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost classes.
“ After celebrating our 10th season in 2023, we kicked off our second decade of world championship eighth-mile drag racing this season with the addition of Red Line Oil as our series title sponsor,” said Tyler Crossnoe, series director, PDRA.“ This partnership, as well as the continued support of our incredible racers, have allowed us to continue raising the bar. We’ re proud to make
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these announcements as we prepare for the 2025 season.”
The total championship fund for the PDRA’ s seven heads-up classes, four sportsman divisions, and two Jr. Dragster categories will increase from $ 95,350 in 2024 to $ 196,125 in 2025. The Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost world champions will receive $ 25,000, Pro Street and Extreme Pro Stock champions will receive $ 10,000, and the Pro 632, Super Street, and Pro Extreme Motorcycle
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world champions will walk away with $ 5,000. In the sportsman classes, the Elite Top Sportsman and Elite Top Dragster champions will get $ 5,000 as well, with Top Sportsman and Top Dragster champions getting $ 4,000. The Pro Jr. Dragster and Top Jr. Dragster champions will collect $ 1,500.
“ These increases bring our championship purses up by as much as 348 %,” Crossnoe said.“ It’ s important that we reward the drivers and
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