WHAT IS PRO MOD?
THE NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES IS A PROFESSIONAL CLASS
OF MOTORSPORTS THAT FEATURES HIGHLY MODIFIED VEHICLES COMPETING IN SIDE-BY-SIDE
RACES ON A QUARTER-MILE TRACK. CARS IN THIS CLASS CAN HAVE ENGINES THAT PRODUCE
OVER 3,000 HORSEPOWER AND CAN REACH SPEEDS OF OVER 250 MPH. THE SERIES IS KNOWN
FOR ITS COMPETITIVE RACING AND DIVERSE FIELD OF CARS, WHICH CAN INCLUDE
ANYTHING FROM CLASSIC MUSCLE CARS TO CUTTING-EDGE, HIGH-TECH VEHICLES.
THE NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES IS CONTESTED AT SELECT
EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND FEATURES SOME OF THE BEST DRIVERS AND TEAMS IN THE
SPORT. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND EXCITING CLASSES IN PROFESSIONAL DRAG
RACING, ATTRACTING FANS AND COMPETITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THE FIRST NHRA PRO MOD RACE WAS AN EXHIBITION IN 2001. THE
EXHIBITION RACE WAS HELD AT THE U.S. NATIONALS EVENT IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA,
AND WAS A TEST TO GAUGE THE INTEREST IN THE CLASS. THE EXHIBITION WAS WELL
RECEIVED BY FANS AND COMPETITORS, AND IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING, THE PRO MOD CLASS
BECAME A REGULAR PART OF THE NHRA SCHEDULE.
SINCE THEN, THE NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES HAS BECOME
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND EXCITING CLASSES IN PROFESSIONAL DRAG RACING. THE
SERIES FEATURES A DIVERSE FIELD OF CARS AND SOME OF THE BEST DRIVERS AND TEAMS
IN THE SPORT AND IS CONTESTED AT SELECT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE CLASS
CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF TECHNOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE IN
DRAG RACING AND IS A STAPLE OF THE NHRA'S MOTORSPORTS OFFERINGS.