Event Preview: The 2018 PDRA Drag Wars At GALOT Motorsports Park

Brian Wagner
August 16, 2018

The final leg of the 2018 PDRA season has begun, and racers are ready to head back to GALOT Motorsports Park for Drag Wars. September 6-8 are the dates for the eighth-mile race to take place in North Carolina, with all the top PDRA racers making the trip to GALOT. All of the racing from Drag Wars will be shown LIVE right here on SpeedVideo.com!

With the Super Strip Nationals rained out last month, all of the competitors in the PDRA are itching to get back to racing. The Drag Wars event signals the sprint to the finish of the PDRA season, so teams are going to make every round count in their hunt for a championship. The outstanding surface at GALOT Motorsports Park will provide racers with the conditions they need to set records and put on a show for the fans.

Drag Wars will feature the PDRA’s professional and sportsman categories, along with gassers, jet cars, and grudge racing between classes. All of this action is coming to GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, North Carolina from September 6-8. If you can’t make it to GALOT, SpeedVideo will kick off the racing weekend Thursday with testing at 2:00 p.m. RIGHT HERE. This PDRA broadcast is brought to you by Jerry Bickel Race Cars, COMP Cams, Moser Engineering, Flying A Motorsports and Penn Grade Oil.

Official Event Name: PDRA Drag Wars

Event Dates:   September 6-8

City:  Benson, North Carolina

Track Name:  GALOT Motorsports Park

Track Website:   https://www.galotmotorsportspark.com/home.htm

Track Phone Number: (919) 894-1662

Where To Get Tickets: At the gate or https://www.pdra660.com/2018/race6-galot/tickets.htm

Prices: 

$10 Thursday

$20 Friday

$25 Saturday

$40 for a weekend pass

Kids under 5 Free and kids 5-12 half price

PDRA Website: https://www.pdra660.com/

Live Stream: This event is being broadcast live online by Speedvideo.com in HD. This broadcast is brought to you by Jerry Bickel Race Cars, COMP Cams, Moser Engineering, Flying A Motorsports and Penn Grade Oil.

Click Here For The Live Stream Event Page

Live Stream Schedule:

Thursday: Live around 2:00 pm EST/ 11:00 am PST

Friday: Live around 9:00 am EST/ 6:00 am PST

Saturday: Live around 9:00 am EST/  6:00 am PST

Classes

  • Pro Nitrous
  • Pro Boost
  • Extreme Pro Stock
  • Pro Extreme Motorcycle
  • Pro Outlaw 632
  • Top Sportsman Elite 16
  • Top Sportsman Regular
  • Top Dragster Elite 16
  • Top Dragster
  • Pro Jr. Dragster
  • Top Jr. Dragster
  • Bracket Bash

Racing Schedule All Times East Coast (EST)

THURSDAY, September 6

GATES OPEN: 7:30am

TECH AND TESTING: 10:00AM-7:00PM

GATES CLOSE: 9:00PM 

FRIDAY, September 7
GATES OPEN: 7:30 AM
Mandatory Driver’s Meeting in of front the tower @ 8:30am
9:00 AM Q 1 : TJ, PJ, TD,TS
Q 2: TJ, PJ, TD, TS, BB
12:00 PM – Prep and fill lanes with Pro Cars
NOTE: PRO CLASSES WILL ALWAYS START ON TIME: WEATHER PERMITTING
12:15 PM SHARP Q 1: PXM, 632, PB, PN, XPS

3:00 PM Q2: BB, TJ, PJ

4:00 PM TRACK PREP

4:15 PM Q2: PXM, 632, PB, PN, XPS, Gassers

6:30 PM Q2: TS, TD

7:45 PM TRACK PREP

8:00 PM PRAYER AND NATIONAL ANTHEM

8:15 PM Q3: PXM, 632, PB, PN, XPS, GASSERS, JET

10:30 PM SECURE TRACK

SATURDAY, September 8
GATES OPEN: 7:30 AM
8:15 AM CHURCH SERVICE GOD SPEED MINISTRY
9:15 CALL TO LANES

9:30 AM Q3: BB, TS, TD, TJ, PJ, Gassers
12:15 PM: E-1: TS-32, TD-32, BB

1:30 PM TRACK PREP

1:45 PM PRE-RACE, PRAYER, NATIONAL ANTHEM

2:00 PM E-1: PXM, 632, PB, PN, XPS

4:00 PM E2: TS-32, TD-32, BB

E1: TJ, PJ, TS-E, TD-E

5:30 PM TRACK PREP

5:45 PM E2 PXM, 632, PB, PN, XPS

E1: GASSERS

6:45 PM E3: BB, TS-32, TD-32

E2: TJ, PJ, TS-E, TD-E

7:30 TRACK PREP

7:45 E3: PXM, 632, PB, PN, XPS,

E2: GASSERS

8:30 E4: BB, TS-32, TD-32

E3: TJ, PJ

E5: BB

E3: TS-E, TS-D

9:30 FINALS FOR ALL CLASSES

10:15 PM: WINNERS CIRCLE, SECURE TRACK