Drag Illustrated Issue 151, December 2019 | Page 24

Dirt T he 2020 Professional Drag Rac- ers Association (PDRA) schedule will feature new stops at Summit Motors- ports Park and Maple Grove Raceway, in addition to four returning venues, race officials announced in October. The schedule was revealed to drivers and teams during the pre-race driver’s meeting at the PDRA World Finals presented by Pro Line Racing and $hameless Racing at Virginia Motorsports Park. The most noteworthy changes to the PDRA schedule are the new stops at Summit Motors- ports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, June 11-13; and Ma- ple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa., Aug. 20-22. “The PDRA is the premier place to race for over 10 categories of drag racing,” said Tyler Crossnoe, race director, PDRA. “While we pride ourselves on having the best racers, they have to have a platform to perform on. Adding national event caliber facilities like Summit Motorsports Park and Maple Grove Raceway really put a staple on the PDRA calendar with two more strong tracks to go along with our other returning stops.” PDRA racers are familiar with the rest of the tracks on the 2020 schedule, as the series has contested races – twice a year in some cases – at the four facilities for the last few years. The sea- son will kick off at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, N.C., April 2-4. The popular track will also host the penultimate race of the season Oct. 8-10. Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Va., will also play host to two events, May 7-9, and the season finale Oct. 22-25. Time-tested facilities Maryland International Raceway in Budds Creek, Md., (July 16-18) and Darlington Dragway in Hartsville, S.C., (Sept. 10-12) round out the eight-race schedule. “One of the most important pieces to the puzzle for any series is consistency,” Crossnoe said. “For the PDRA, we have tried to keep the consistency to a point, while keeping things fresh for another season. Fans and racers alike will begin to schedule their vacation time around the same weekends going forward with date and facility consistency that we hope to lock in moving into 2020 and forward.” DI DI DI April 2-4 GALOT Motorsports Park/Benson, NC May 7-9 Virginia Motorsports Park/Dinwiddie, VA June 11-13 Summit Motorsports Park/Norwalk, OH July 16-18 Maryland International Raceway/Budds Creek, MD Aug. 20-22 Maple Grove Raceway/Reading, PA Sept. 10-12 Darlington Dragway/Hartsville, SC Oct. 8-10 GALOT Motorsports Park/Benson, NC Oct. 22-25 Virginia Motorsports Park/Dinwiddie, VA DI DI DI DI DI DI DI Big Money on the Line A roundup of bracket races paying six figures or more in 2020 By Allyson Johnson B racket racers have long been chasing down not just trophies and championships, but also big checks (the kind you take pictures with and the kind you can take to the bank). Several years ago, it was a big deal to go to a $10,000-to-win race, and maybe the occasional $50,000 race. But now the bar is higher than ever before. It seems like every time you look on a social media platform you see a flyer for a new race with more money to win than ever before. Recently the Great American Guaranteed Million was announced – a guaranteed $1 million payday that no drag racer has ever seen before. We’ve rounded up a list of some of the biggest paydays in bracket racing across the country – from Las Vegas to Ohio. Use this to plan your 2020 schedule and see if you can cash in on some of these epic purses. DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI SPRING FLING MILLION April 14 – 18, 2020 $1,000,000 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Las Vegas, NV www.bracketraces.com SFG SECOND ANNUAL 500 April 21 – 26, 2020 $500,000 South Georgia Motorsports Park; Adel, GA www.racesfg.com/schedule/2020/500-sgmp SPRING FLING April 28 – May 2, 2020 $100,000 GALOT Motorsports Park; Benson, NC MODULAR MOTORSPORTS RACING 24 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com GREAT AMERICAN GUARANTEED MILLION May 20 – 25, 2020 $1,000,000 Memphis International Raceway; Millington, TN greatamericanbracketraces.com SFG MILLION June 29 – July 5, 2020 $1,000,000 US 131 Motorsports Park; Martin, MI www.racesfg.com/schedule/2020/million WORLD FOOTBRAKE CHALLENGE September 3 – 6, 2020 $100,000 Bristol Dragway; Bristol, TN worldfootbrakechallenge.com 23RD ANNUAL NO BOX BONANZA GARRETT® GTX SERIES TURBOCHARGERS GTX5533R GEN II Turbochargers GTX5533R GEN II 98MM garrettmotion www.bracketraces.com www.garrettmotion.com © 2019 Garrett Motion Inc. Issue 151