“This is an opportunity to introduce them to it before the season starts and to do something that’s never been done before. Tony Stewart, a new PRO Board member as owner of a two-car nitro-class team, said the purpose of the Superstar Shootout “is just to create excitement, to create buzz, to show people what drag racing’s all about, the people that may not know what drag racing’s about. “It’s going to be very exciting to take the expected boost of energy from this action-packed weekend into the start of the 2024 NHRA drag-racing season.” Whether fans are joining us in-person or tuning in from home through the FloRacing livestream, they’re going to see the best professional drivers and teams in the sport compete in a different way. “This is an opportunity to try some new formats and to showcase our sport to a broad audience worldwide. “The PRO Superstar Shootout will be unlike anything our teams have been a part of, and the result will be a one-of-a-kind show for our fans. “We believe this is a dramatic new leap for professional drag racing,” PRO President Alan Johnson said. FloRacing will stream the entire event live. Moreover, the format will introduce them to a chip draw to determine opponents.
So this new non-NHRA-sanctioned race, which will be a tune-up for the NHRA’s 2024 season opener at Gainesville Raceway, by far exceeds the rewards for Camping World Drag Racing Series premium-select drivers. (That race for Top Fuel drivers took place in March at Gainesville, Fla., and the Funny Car version will be at Indianapolis in September.) The Pro Stock winner will earn $125,000. The $250,000 PRO Superstar Shootout winner’s prize tops the $80,000 payout for both the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes at the new Pep Boys All-Star Call-Out. Louis.īut for NHRA Camping World Series regulars, this is the biggest jackpot in their history. This year the 28th edition, now called the Mickey Thompson Million Dollar Drag Race, will go September 12-16 at World Wide Technology Raceway, near St.
It isn’t exactly a new concept, for the late George Howard started the Million Dollar Drag Race big-money bracket event in Alabama. Discussions snowballed, and Wednesday PRO President Alan Johnson announced that it has partnered with Florida’s Bradenton Motorsports Park and Drag Illustrated magazine to present the February 8-10 PRO Superstar Shootout invitational that will boast a total purse of $1.3 million.
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