{"id":101866,"date":"2025-08-03T19:18:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/randy-weatherford-talks-pdra-pro-boost-win-new-harts-charger-more\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T19:18:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:18:25","slug":"randy-weatherford-talks-pdra-pro-boost-win-new-harts-charger-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/randy-weatherford-talks-pdra-pro-boost-win-new-harts-charger-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Weatherford Talks PDRA Pro Boost Win, New Harts Charger & More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Randy Weatherford knew exactly what he was doing when he rolled into U.S. 131 Motorsports Park with something new under the hood. Partnered with engine innovator Dustin Hart and armed with the debuting Harts Charger centrifugal supercharger, the WS Construction-backed driver showed up to the PDRA Northern Nationals with a point to prove \u2013 and left no doubt.<\/p>\n

Weatherford not only qualified No. 1 in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive, but he also ripped through eliminations before claiming his first event win since 2021. In the final, he laid down a stout 3.578 at 211.07 mph, taking the win light after Ty Tutterow went red by .017 in what would\u2019ve been a side-by-side 3.57-second battle.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDustin [Hart] told me he was working on a centrifugal supercharger and he got it right,\u201d Weatherford said in the winner\u2019s circle. \u201cWe\u2019re sitting here today in the winner\u2019s circle with this thing. No. 1 qualifier. No problems, no issues with it. Harts Charger to the front. He did exactly what he said he\u2019d do. We came here to prove a point. We\u2019re not out, we\u2019re not dead. We\u2019re back.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the new supercharger setup and tuning help from Steve Petty, Weatherford was lights-out from the jump. After earning a first-round bye as the top qualifier, he squared off against Steve King in an all-Virginia second-round matchup. King went red by .008, while Weatherford laid down a 3.603 at 211.37 \u2013 low E.T. of the round. He backed it up in the semis with a .005 reaction time and a 3.58 at 211.37 to take out reigning world champ Jason Harris and his 3.594.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I know I can run with them,\u201d Weatherford said. \u201cI can stay right there with them. That\u2019s huge. It makes you as a driver drive better because you know you\u2019ve got something that can win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saturday night\u2019s win not only marked Weatherford\u2019s return to the top step of the podium, but also signaled the arrival of the Harts Charger on the PDRA Pro Boost scene in a big way.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tutterow continued a strong stretch of performances in Justin Smith\u2019s screw-blown Quik Fuel Camaro. He beat a .000 light from Raymond Matos in round one, then got around Johnny Camp in round two and Preston Tanner in the semis with a 3.592 at 208.24. But the red light in the final meant Weatherford\u2019s run to redemption was complete.<\/p>\n

The message from Randy Weatherford was loud and clear: he\u2019s back \u2013 and better than ever.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on August 3, 2025. \"Drag<\/p>\n

The post Randy Weatherford Talks PDRA Pro Boost Win, New Harts Charger & More<\/a> first appeared on Drag Illustrated<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Randy Weatherford knew exactly what he was doing when he rolled into U.S. 131 Motorsports Park with something new under the hood. Partnered with engine innovator Dustin Hart and armed with the debuting Harts Charger centrifugal supercharger, the WS Construction-backed driver showed up to the PDRA Northern Nationals with a point to prove \u2013 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101866\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}