The Mid-West Drag Racing Series wrapped up its 2025 season this weekend with the Throwdown in T-Town at Tulsa Raceway Park. The final race of the season also included the Ronnie Hobbs Memorial Shootout, and it was full of heavy hitters. At the end of the shootout, the racer left standing with the $10,000 check and the trophy was Shawn Ellington.

The weather caused a delayed start to eliminations and ultimately moved the race to finish on Sunday. The cooler temperatures made for some exciting racing and quick elapsed times. Congratulations to the 2025 champions and event winners.

Stroud Safety Pro Mod

Number one qualifier: Billy Banaka, 3.615 at 206.57 mph
2025 Champion: Aaron Wells
Winner: Kallee Mills

Coming into Tulsa, Jacob McNeal had only a two-point lead over second-place Aaron Wells. Making every point count, Wells out-qualified McNeal and took over the points lead by one going into eliminations. After round one, Aaron Wells was named the 2025 Pro Mod Champion as McNeal lost in his opening-round match-up. Wells went on to face Kallee Mills in the finals.

Racing at her home track, Kallee Mills closed out the MWDRS season in the winner’s circle and took home her first Stroud Safety Pro Mod winner’s trophy. Eliminations were tough, and she and her team had a lot of work between rounds, but in the end, they were able to get the event win over Aaron Wells and run low elapsed time of the event, the only Pro Mod to dip into the 3.50s, with a 3.590 at 208.55 mph.

Slammers Winner: Jacob McNeal over Brandon Yeoman

J&A Service Funny Car

Number one qualifier: Jim Whiteley, 3.627 at 208.46 mph
Champion: Jim Whiteley
Winner: Jim Whiteley

Funny Car saw a final-round battle between Jim Whiteley and Lance Van Hauen. Whiteley had the better reaction time and went on to run low E.T. of the day with a 3.573 at 213.84 mph to Van Hauen’s 3.721 at 205.35 mph.

FuelTech Pro 4.20

Number one qualifier: Rich Smith, 4.201 at 170.21 mph
Champion: Dave Pierce
Winner: Rich Smith

Rolling into Tulsa, Dave Pierce held a one-point championship lead and made it all the way to the finals, where he lined up against number one qualifier Rich Smith. As the pair left the starting line, Smith had the holeshot advantage and drove to the win light, running 4.246 at 147.81  mph to Pierce’s quicker but losing 4.203 at 162.41 mph.

Race Star Wheels Top Dragster presented by UEM Pistons

Number one qualifier: Ingo Arnarson, 3.762 at 193.10 mph
Champion: Keith Youngblood
Winner: Lloyd McClure (4.04), 4.048 at 172.19 mph over Tim White (4.30), 4.298 at 162.08 mph

Compressed Air Supercharging Top Sportsman

Number one qualifier: Kyle Baker, 3.946 at 187.16 mph
Champion: Tyler Wells (Top Sportsman rookie year and a two-time Jr. Dragster champion)
Winner: Michael Chitty (4.26), 4.281 at 165.80 mph over Jeremy Maples, broke