The PDRA Season Kicks Off in North Carolina, NHRA Goes West to California, and Southeast Street N Yeet Drag-and-Drive are the Major Racing Action of the Weekend
As we welcome the final day of March, two big racing events are underway on opposite ends of the United States, and the second drag-and-drive event of the 2023 season gets underway in just a few days.
The Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) celebrates its tenth year of racing by kicking off an eight-race schedule at Galot Motorsports Park and the East Coast Nationals in Benson, North Carolina.
The PDRA will host elevens different classes of racing, including the popular Pro Mod Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost classes, plus Extreme Pro Stock, Pro Street and a lot more. As of Thursday night, Galot was nearly full to capacity on pit space. All the action can be streamed live at FloRacing.com today and Saturday.
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The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), which traditionally starts their national event season on the west coast in February, will contest their third event of the season in Pomona, California with the 63rd Annual Winternationals.
The action will be broadcast on FS1, with qualifying results shown Saturday at 7:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). Sunday starts with qualifying highlights at 12:30 pm EST on FS1, then the overall event, including final rounds, will be shown at 7 pm.
The third big piece of racing news of the weekend is tech-in and registration for the second drag-and-drive event of the year, Southeast Street N Yeet, happens on Sunday April 2nd, 2023.
The route for 2023 starts at Shady Side Dragway on Monday, followed by South Carolina Motorplex, Darlington Dragway, Union County Dragway and finally back to Shady Side Dragway on Friday to wrap things up.
We hope to bring you daily updates on the Southeast Street N Yeet next week.
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of PDRA and Southeast Street N Yeet.