{"id":100570,"date":"2025-05-07T18:18:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/peak-performer-kye-kelley\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T18:18:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:18:23","slug":"peak-performer-kye-kelley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/peak-performer-kye-kelley\/","title":{"rendered":"PEAK PERFORMER:\u00a0Kye Kelley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Going into the first race of the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, few would\u2019ve predicted that a steel-roof-and-quarters, shorter wheelbase car would come out on top of the quickest 32-car Pro Modified field of all time. <\/p>\n

[Editor\u2019s Note: This story originally appeared in DI #192, t<\/em>he Photo Annual Issue<\/em>, in January \/ February of 2025.]<\/p>\n

Longtime Street Outlaws<\/em> star Kye Kelley and his Jeff Pierce-led team rose to the occasion, though, and proved themselves on Pro Mod\u2019s biggest stage at the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals. Kelley\u2019s screw-blown \u201885 Camaro ran in the low 3.60s throughout the event before laying down one of the quickest passes of the weekend, a 3.594-second blast, to win the final round. Kelley also did his part by cutting killer lights on race day, winning two of five rounds on holeshot. <\/p>\n

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Luke Nieuwhof photos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kelley\u2019s performance made a statement and sent shockwaves through the drag racing community, resulting in countless posts on social media, from serious congratulatory messages to funny memes. In celebration of Kelley\u2019s win at the Snowbirds, he\u2019s this issue\u2019s PEAK Performer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published on May 7, 2025. \"Drag<\/p>\n

The post PEAK PERFORMER:\u00a0Kye Kelley<\/a> first appeared on Drag Illustrated<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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