BUDDS CREEK, Md. – Maryland native Jim Halsey scored his second win of the season in Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous Saturday night at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) North vs. South Shootout presented by Line-X and Iron Man Quick Connect Push Bar at Maryland International Raceway. The defending world champion defeated another Maryland racer, Fredy Scriba, in a 3.69-second final round to build a solid points lead going into the second half of the eight-race PDRA season.

In a day and age where track closures seem to make headlines far too often, the Drag Racing Community was in need of the news of Bradenton Motorsports Park (BMP) beginning the project of renovations to improve the track for racers and fans alike. When Victor Alvarez bought BMP four years ago, he had big dreams of turning it into one of the best facilities in the country for year-round drag racing of every kind. Flash forward four years, throw a global pandemic into the mix, and Victor's goal is still quickly becoming a reality.

Maryland International Dragway will host the next race of the PDRA 2022 season on June 23-25 as the PDRA North vs. South Shootout Presented by Line-X event marks the fourth stop on the tour.

The fastest Fords in the country converge on the iconic Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, on June 10-12, 2022, for the 2nd Annual NMRA Ford Performance Nationals and racers will be putting on a show as they hunt down wins to collect crucial championship points.

The PDRA rips into Norwalk, Ohio, for the third event of its 2022 season with the PDRA DeCerbo Construction American Doorslammer Challenge Presented by Callies on May 26-28 at the famed Summit Motorsports Park.

One of the biggest and most popular events of the NMRA and NMCA drag racing tours, the 17th Annual NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing Presented by FueLab combines the excitement of both organizations in one great race. Rolling in to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis, Missouri, this year’s event will take place on May 13-15, 2022.

The 2022 PDRA season continues as the group returns to Bowling Green, Kentucky, with the PDRA Doorslammer Derby Presented by Stroud at scenic Beech Bend Raceway Park on April 28-30.

The NMRA and NMCA are bringing the world’s fastest street cars to North Carolina with the 14th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Presented by MAHLE Motorsport as the race on April 22-24, 2022, has been relocated to its new home at Rockingham Dragway.

The chase for 2022 Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) world championships begins this weekend at the East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech, April 7-9 at GALOT Motorsports Park. With a promising weather forecast and a huge field of racers expected to roll through the gates, it’s going to be a PDRA season opener to remember.

PDRA’s 2022 season gets rolling over the weekend of April 7-9 at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, North Carolina, and the PDRA East Coast Nationals Presented by FuelTech is shaping up to start the season off in a big way.

After becoming just the second driver in Radial vs. the World (RvW) history to break into the 3.40-second zone at Lights Out 13 last month, Jason Lee is determined to go one step further by setting the new RvW elapsed time record during Duck X Productions’ Diamond Pistons Sweet 16 5.0 at South Georgia Motorsports Park this weekend.

The fifth installment of Donald “Duck” Long’s famous small tire shootout standalone event, the Duck X Productions’ Diamond Pistons Sweet 16 5.0 “Battle of the Thrones” will crown its winners on March 24-26, 2022, right from the mecca of radial racing, South Georgia Motorsports Park.

A new season of drag racing starts fresh for the National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) when the 20th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem Presented by Holbrook Racing Engines gets going at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida, on March 18-20, 2022.

Kicking off the new season of National Mustang Racers Association (NMRA) competition, the 28th Annual NMRA Spring Break Shootout rolls into Florida’s Bradenton Motorsports Park over the weekend of March 4-6, 2022.

Small-tire racing veteran Shawn Ayers and car owner Fletcher Cox are hoping this is their year to finally break through and win one of Donald “Duck” Long’s Duck X Production races. The duo, along with tuner Jon Salemi, have been working hard to make sure they’re in the hunt to win in Pro 275 at this weekend’s Holley EFI Lights Out 13, Feb 24-27 at South Georgia Motorsports Park.