Kye Kelley, known for competing on the hit television show Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings, turned heads Sunday night when he outlasted the quickest 32-car field in Pro Mod history to win the $50,000 Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks. Driving his steel-roof-and-quarters ’85 Camaro, Kelley fired off a stunning 3.594-second pass at 207.78 MPH in the M&M Transmission Outlaw Pro Mod presented by FuelTech and PJS Racing final round to defeat Ken Quartuccio and his 3.688 at 194.66 in the first race of the three-race inaugural Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service.

The highly anticipated 2024-25 Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service promises to elevate the competitive landscape of Pro Mod drag racing. The three-race championship series, contested exclusively at the legendary Bradenton Motorsports Park, will see drivers battling for the first-ever Drag Illustrated Winter Series Points Championship, culminating in the prestigious World Series of Pro Mod (WSOPM) with points-and-a-half awarded during eliminations.

Many eye a flight to a warm tropical destination to relax after a grueling ten-month racing season that culminated with the NHRA Finals in Southern California on Nov. 17, but not newly crowned four-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown. The 80-time NHRA winner will get plenty of Florida sun this offseason and find comforts behind the wheel of a Lexus RCF Procharger-powered Pro Mod as Brown will compete in the Drag Illustrated Winter Series of events at Bradenton Motorsports Park.

In a move that has the drag racing world buzzing, six-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has announced her return to the Pro Modified (Pro Mod) class as part of the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service. The announcement came during the latest episode of Shake & Bake, in conjunction with Drag Illustrated’s social media, where Enders shared her excitement about the upcoming challenge.

The Drag Illustrated Winter Series is shaping up to be one of the most highly anticipated events in modern drag racing, and if the latest episode of Shake and Bake is any indication, the excitement is already at a fever pitch. Hosts Stevie “Fast” Jackson and Lyle Barnett, joined by Courtney Enders, delivered a no-holds-barred preview of the series, with bold predictions, some fiery trash talk, and an overwhelming sense of anticipation for what’s to come.

After battling for world championships and race wins in numerous different sanctioning bodies and series all season, Pro Modified drivers from across North America and beyond will converge on Bradenton Motorsports Park this weekend, Dec. 5-8, for the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks. The $50,000-to-win event marks the start of the inaugural Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, a three-race, eighth-mile Pro Mod series paying out more than $300,000 in event purses and championship bonuses. The Snowbirds will also feature competition in several additional classes like Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, Outlaw 632, and more, as well as the fan-favorite Night of Fire with numerous jet-powered vehicles.

Here's how to watch the 2025 US Street Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park on FloRacing.

As the 2024-25 Drag Illustrated Winter Series approaches, series officials have released the highly anticipated rules, regulations, and race format, setting the stage for one of the most competitive seasons in drag racing history. Known for producing some of the best side-by-side drag racing in the world today, the World Series of Pro Mod, now the final round of the new three-race Drag Illustrated Winter Series, has earned a reputation for tight fields and heart-stopping action. This year promises to push the envelope even further.

Red Line Oil, producers of high-performance motor oil and lubricants, will serve as the Official Oil of the Drag Illustrated Winter Series, race officials announced today. This partnership agreement is an expansion on Red Line’s support of the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod, which will serve as the finale of the DI Winter Series following the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals and the U.S. Street Nationals.

Drag Illustrated and Bradenton Motorsports Park announced today the creation of a three-race Pro Modified series known as the Drag Illustrated Winter Series. Featuring the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals, the U.S. Street Nationals, and culminating with the World Series of Pro Mod, the Drag Illustrated Winter Series will bring the biggest names, best drivers and most competitive race teams in the world to Florida’s Gulf Coast for three of the biggest weekends in eighth-mile drag racing. Collectively, the Drag Illustrated Winter Series will pay out more than $300,000 in the Pro Mod division alone.

FloRacing announced today a contract extension with Bradenton Motorsports Park that will see FloRacing’s livestreaming coverage of the track’s historic Snowbird Outlaw Nationals and U.S. Street Nationals continue through 2028. The exclusive media partnership extension is a part of FloRacing’s continued interest and support of Pro Modified-centric events at the Florida Gulf Coast track.

In the world of drag racing, breaking records is as much about persistence as it is about speed. Bradley Dillon, a determined driver with a vision, recently made history at the Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida, during The Reunion. He piloted his Dodge Neon SRT4 to a groundbreaking seven-second pass, making him the first to achieve this feat in three different platforms: B-Series, K-Series, and SRT4.

After qualifying No. 1 on Friday, Mark Micke charged through five rounds of eliminations in PJS Racing Outlaw Pro Mod presented by FuelTech to secure the $32,000 win at the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission Sunday night at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Micke fired off a 3.609-second pass at 222.84 MPH in the final round to deny Ken Quartuccio a second consecutive U.S. Street Nationals win. Quartuccio posted a 3.629-second, 208.14 MPH runner-up effort.

Some of the biggest names in Outlaw Pro Mod, Pro 275, X275, Limited Drag Radial, and several other outlaw drag racing classes will return to Bradenton Motorsports Park this weekend, Jan. 25-28, for the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission. It’s the first major Outlaw Pro Mod race of 2024 and the season opener for the FuelTech Radial Outlaws Racing Series, with sizable payouts on the line across the board.

Here's how to watch the 2024 Snowbird Outlaw Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park on FloRacing.