BY NATE VAN WAGNEN
AARON STANFIELD HAS JUST LEFT GAINESVILLE RACEWAY,
Aaron Stanfield Joins Pro Mod history books as 2026 World Series of Pro Mod champion
BY NATE VAN WAGNEN
PHOTOGRAPHS BY LUKE NIEUWHOF, CHRIS SIMMONS, CALLUM PUDGE, AND DIEGO LUGO
AARON STANFIELD HAS JUST LEFT GAINESVILLE RACEWAY,
home of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season opener, the AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. He’ s heading home after more than two weeks on the road here in sunny Florida following a second-round exit in his Johnson’ s Horsepowered Garage / Janac Brothers Racing Pro Stock Camaro out of the Elite Motorsports camp. Now about a week removed from his $ 150,000 win at the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil, Stanfield is still buzzing over the victory, thanks in part to the reception he received at Gainesville.
When Stanfield pulled to the starting line for the first Pro Stock qualifying session on Friday, he was introduced as the World Series of Pro Mod champion. Fans and fellow drivers gave him congratulatory fist bumps and pats on the back in the pits. Here in the world of NHRA professional drag racing – what many consider the pinnacle of the sport – it was apparent people had paid attention when Stanfield turned on the final win light late Saturday night at Bradenton Motorsports Park.
“ You can tell just how much buzz these events bring,” says Stanfield, a 14-time NHRA Pro Stock winner.“ There’ s a lot of eyes watching, and rightfully so. Those events are in a league of their own. From winning an
NO STRANGER TO THE WINNER’ S CIRCLE, AARON STANFIELD CAME OUT ON TOP IN HIS FIRST CAREER PRO MOD START AFTER FAILING TO QUALIFY AT THE FIRST TWO RACES OF THE DI WINTER SERIES.
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