The Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS), along with Flying H Drag Strip, announced this week the largest-ever payout in Pro Mod racing with the inaugural Fall Smackdown at the brand-new facility in Odessa, Missouri, to be held September 19-21, 2024.

The main event, sponsored by M&M Transmission and Pro Line Racing Engines, will feature a $150,000 prize for the winner and $25,000 for the runner-up, with a total class purse of $253,000. The MWDRS will pay the entry for any Pro Mod racers who attend four of the first six events of the 2024 season to give back to those who have supported the series. Those who advance to the quarterfinal round will earn $2,500, $1,000 will go to first-round losers, and FuelTech will award the No. 1 qualifier with $5,000.

“We could not do this (MWDRS) for seven years without the support of our racers in all classes. Being able to help out with entries for PM is a huge deal for them to put that money back into their programs,” states series founder Keith Haney. “Working on this project also with Scott Higgs has been such a pleasure. We’ve been talking about this for a long time with months of details.”

For those who don’t attended the required number of events, pre-registration will be available at $2,500. Entries are limited to just 45 outside of the racers who’ve already competed in four of the six events. The Stroud Safety Pro Mod Presented by M&M Transmission and Pro Line Racing main event will be a 32-car field.

The Undercard Event (Slammers) class sponsored by Zimmerman Properties will feature all of the non-qualified cars and first-round losers from the main event. There is no entry fee for the Undercard, with a prize of $25,000 for the winner and $10,000 for the runner-up.

“The Undercard event gives everyone a chance to take home big money. We want everyone to be able to race and go home with something,” states event director Ellen Eschenbacher. “The Undercards in all the classes have been a big part of this event planning from the very beginning.”

“We’ve had a lot of great talks about drag racing and how to start off our heritage at Flying H with a bang. The area is desperate for racing and we want to bring them the best,” states Flying H Drag Strip President Scott Higgs. “With Pro Mod racer Blake Housley on board as Vice President, we have a wealth of knowledge in our facilities.”

Strange Engineering is providing a Racer Appreciation Party on Friday evening with live music, food and fun for all racers and crews attending the event.

The Smack Down will also feature the J&A Service Funny Cars in an 8-car field, with the winner taking home $10,000. The ICON Forged Pistons Top Dragster and Performance Bearing Top Sportsman classes will race for $5,000 to win apiece, with an Undercard event for both categories that will pay $2,500 to the winner. Zimmerman Properties Sportsman Juniors and the Race Star Wheels Pro Juniors will each feature a $2,000 payout to the winner, and the Champion Auto Lifts Pro 4.20 class will race for $3,000 to win.

Testing will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with the first two rounds of qualifying on Thursday evening and the final two rounds of qualifying on Friday morning and afternoon. First round of eliminations will be contested Friday night. Flo Racing will be streaming the event in its entirety on their streaming platform.

All class rules are posted at midwestdragracingseries.com.