Each year, the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series rewards its most consistent racers with a free-entry-fee, race-within-a-race shootout with big prize money and custom trophies on the line. This year’s Summit Racing Equipment PDRA ProStars presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance fields will feature some of the biggest names in the series, including defending ProStars winners and world champions, on Thursday, Sept. 17. For the second consecutive year, ProStars serves as the lead-in to the Pro Line Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals presented by ProCharger, Sept. 17-20, at Virginia Motorsports Park.
New for 2026, Thursday’s ProStars activities are completely free to attend for fans – no parking fees and no admission fees at the gate.
“ProStars is PDRA’s version of the all-star game,” said Tyler Crossnoe, series director, PDRA. “Racers earn their spot in the ProStars show through strong, consistent performances throughout the year leading up to the race. The program started as a way to thank the racers who show up and support us week in and week out. We decided to build on that by thanking the fans who support us throughout the season by making this one-day show completely free to attend. We encourage all of our fans to come out to the track and enjoy the show as PDRA’s best battle it out for the ProStars titles, all while preparing for the season-ending World Finals.”
The ProStars schedule will feature two sessions of pre-race testing, driver introductions, and the old-school, Quick 8-style ProStars all-star race.
Drivers are awarded 40 points for attending each national event on the Red Line Oil PDRA Series tour, 10 points per round win, and two points for an event win. In the pro classes, a holeshot round win comes with one bonus point. In the sportsman ranks, drivers who run dead-on their dial-ins pick up one bonus point. Drivers started earning points at the 2025 Thunder Valley Throwdown at Bristol Dragway and ended the standings at the 2026 edition in early August.
Drivers on the ProStars entry lists include two-time and reigning event winner Fredy Scriba and defending world champion Marcus Butner in Pro Nitrous, reigning ProStars winner Melanie Salemi and reigning world champion Ty Tutterow in Pro Boost, defending ProStars winner Ron Green in Pro Street, points leader JC Beattie Jr. in Pro 632, and 2024 ProStars winner and world champion Dan Whetstine in Super Street.
Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous presented by Jerry Bickel Race Cars
Marcus Butner, Tommy Franklin, Fredy Scriba, Dane Wood, Tim Paap, Billy Albert, Amber Denton, and Buddy Perkinson
WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive
Ty Tutterow, Jason Harris, Johnny Camp, Melanie Salemi, Kurt Steding, Randy Weatherford, Raymond Matos, and Don Tolley
Liberty’s Gears Pro Street presented by KTR Drag Racing
Richard Reagan, Blake Denton, Scott Kincaid, Ron Green, Jerry Morgano, Joel Wensley Jr., Mikey Sasina, and JR Webb
PDRA Pro 632 presented my Mark Williams Enterprises
Jeff Pittman, JC Beattie Jr., Carson Hoyle, Jason Ventura, David Cook Jr., Gary Hood, Ed McLemore, and Brian Clauss
1320 Fabrication Super Street presented by Brian’s Heating & Cooling
Austin Vincent, Connor McGee, Dan Whetstine, Matt Schalow, Frank Saffelle III, Kenny Fox, Brooks McMath, and Troy Hill
MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman presented by PAR Racing Engines
Scott Duggins, Bryan LaFlam, Jamie Fowler, Ron Whitlock, Bruce Thrift, Dewayne Silance, Randy Perkinson, and Tim Lawrence
Greenbrier Excavating & Paving Elite Top Dragster presented by American Race Cars
Steve Furr, Josh Duggins, Linzie Coleman, Gray Kimble, Brian Anderson, Russ Whitlock, Chaz Silance, Will Creasman
MagnaFuel Top Sportsman
Joe Roubicek, Seth Garrison, Ronnie Proctor, David Weedon, Jeff Talvacchio, Mark Payne, Stacy Hall, and Robbie Steward
ATI Performance Products Top Dragster presented by TBM Brakes
Joe Gary, JB Donati, Clayton Roberts, Ashley Franklin, Brooke Hall Gary, Dave Petrofske, James Albertson, and TJ Harper
PDRA Pro Jr. Dragster
Katelyn Page, Alyssa Rabon, Ashton Halas, Sofie Cooper, Chloe Geryes, Alyssa Tilghman, Donald O’Meara III, and James Beattie III
Classic Graphix Top Jr. Dragster
Wyatt Piercey, Abbie Lynn McCafferty, Jayden Hogan, Korbin Helms, Connor Boyd, Mason Dudley, Will O’Brien, and Acelynn Christian
ProStars testing will begin Thursday at 9 a.m. Driver introductions and pre-race ceremonies at 4:30 will lead into ProStars eliminations at 6 p.m.
PDRA fans around the world can catch all the action live on the official event live stream through www.FloRacing.com.
This story was originally published on September 11, 2026. 
The post Defending Event Winners, World Champions Headline 2026 Summit Racing PDRA ProStars Lineups first appeared on Drag Illustrated.
