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in the spotlight right out of the gate at the season-opening PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park. On April 2-5, Pro Nitrous will hit the ground running with a huge $ 20,000-to-win payday to not only start the season but start someone’ s championship hopes with a big leap forward. The colorful yet diehard Musi made no bones about it, Pro Nitrous runs deep in his veins and he knows everyone will bring their A-game, including his customers.
“ We’ ve supported this class since the very beginning whether through the series, racing ourselves, or through our customers,” Musi said.“ I love to put nitrous against nitrous on a level playing field and that’ s what we get to do at the PDRA. It will be exciting to watch everyone battle to qualify and then compete with $ 20,000 on the line to kick-start the 2025 season. You know our all of Musi
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Racing Engines will be ready to go after it and we hope one of our customers takes it home.”
Butcher Demolition and the reigning Elite Top Sportsman world champion, Glenn Butcher, immediately jumped at this opportunity to take his beloved category of Elite Top Sportsman to a never-beforeseen height at his home track of Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. The third race on tour, across Memorial Day weekend, will see the 16 quickest Top Sportsman cars on property after qualifying battle it out for $ 10,000 to win, the largest Top Sportsman payout at a PDRA points-earning event in the history of the series.
“ I love Norwalk, I love the PDRA, and I love our Elite Top Sportsman class and family,” Butcher said.“ I liked the Power Purse idea of doubling the purse when it was discussed at PRI, but there’ s something about
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that $ 10,000 number that drew me in. Let’ s do this!”
Talbert Manufacturing also immediately showed their liking to the Power Purse program and decided to back the Pro 632 category at their home race in Martin, Michigan, for the PDRA Northern Nationals in early August, making the class winner take home $ 8,000.
“ I know this race is a long tow for the majority of the PDRA, including the drivers in Pro 632,” said Talbert Manufacturing’ s Andy Tanner.“ Watching Jason Ventura drive from Florida this past year made me really open my eyes to the dedication and the love this group has for the PDRA series and for the class as a whole. I’ m excited for this opportunity to highlight a great class at a great event in Martin, Michigan.”
Since the Power Purse program was announced, a number of additional
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partners have signed on to provide the Power Purse boost. Schween Motorsports will double the Top Jr. Dragster purse to $ 2,000 to win at team owner Dr. Gary Schween’ s home race, Norwalk. House of Payne is doubling down by backing the Power Purse for Top Sportsman to $ 6,000 to win at both the East Coast Nationals at GALOT and the Brian Olson Memorial World Finals at Virginia. Top Dragster will stage for $ 6,000 to win at the second race on tour, the Mid-Atlantic Showdown at Virginia, thanks to Jeff Pierce Race Car Tuning. Top Sportsman will get another $ 6,000 payday at the Thunder Valley Throwdown at Bristol courtesy of Big Stuff Total Power Management, which also signed on as the title sponsor of the North vs. South Shootout in Maryland. As of this writing, additional Power Purse partnerships are coming together.
For more info on the PDRA’ s 2025 programs, visit www. PDRA660. com.
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