{"id":102900,"date":"2026-01-22T14:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/scott-palmer-gains-momentum-heading-into-u-s-street-nationals\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:44:05","slug":"scott-palmer-gains-momentum-heading-into-u-s-street-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/scott-palmer-gains-momentum-heading-into-u-s-street-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Palmer Gains Momentum Heading into U.S. Street Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veteran drag racer Scott Palmer took an important step forward with his Pro Mod program last month at the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks, making his first appearance in the J&A Service screw-blown \u201969 Camaro owned by Jim and Annie Whiteley. Now, with extensive test laps behind him, \u201cThe People\u2019s Champ\u201d heads into the upcoming U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission at Bradenton Motorsports Park with growing confidence.<\/p>\n

The Snowbirds marked Palmer\u2019s first race with the J&A Service team, led by the Whiteleys and tuner Brandon Snider, after crashing his own \u201963 Corvette at last year\u2019s World Series of Pro Mod. While Palmer\u2019s results didn\u2019t fully reflect the performance potential shown in pre-race testing, the experience laid a strong foundation for what\u2019s ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was awesome,\u201d Palmer said. \u201cWe came down here before the Snowbirds to test, and every run I made was a career best for me (in Pro Mod). Every single run I made in was the fastest I\u2019ve ever ran. I\u2019m not making excuses, but when the race started, we just had trouble getting a handle on the track prep. Brandon got a handle on his car and got in the show, but we just shook in qualifying and it cost us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although qualifying at Snowbirds proved to be unsuccessful, Palmer remains encouraged by what the data showed. The team has continued testing in preparation for the U.S. Street Nationals January 22\u201325, the second of three races in the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the performance is in the car because I\u2019ve seen the time slips,\u201d said Palmer. \u201cSince then, we\u2019ve made more test runs and they\u2019re better than what it was running last time. I\u2019m still not that great on that trans brake button, but with each lap I get better and better.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

A major difference for Palmer has been the level of preparation within the J&A Service team. He admits that with focusing on his Top Fuel operation throughout the majority of the year, he was always forced to thrash preparing his own car in the past, putting him behind the competition at each Winter Series race. Now he can see the benefit of a crew that\u2019s always focused on the Pro Mod side of things.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a night and day difference,\u201d Palmer said. \u201cI never had the confidence that my Corvette would run that fast.\u00a0It goes from being at the shop, just working night and day, trying to get the basics of a Pro Mod put together\u2026and that\u2019s not even getting to the fine-tuning part. The preparation on these cars is second to none, which it has to be to run in this class. It\u2019s as tough as Pro Stock right now,\u00a0with lots of heavy hitters not qualifying at Snowbirds.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Palmer credited Snider for not only his attention to detail in preparing the car, but the sheer amount of work he does for the entire J&A Service team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not exaggerating, Brandon\u2019s probably the hardest working tuner I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d said Palmer. \u201cHe does every inch of these cars \u2013 the suspension, shocks, transmissions, motors\u2026he\u2019s one of very few people that can do all the work. He doesn\u2019t just walk around with a laptop in his hand. He is physically in there doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the U.S. Street Nationals approach, the J&A team has continued to grow around Palmer. In addition to him and Snider, reigning NHRA Pro Stock world champion Dallas Glenn will pilot Whiteley\u2019s blue \u201963 Corvette. All three cars have shown performances capable of qualifying, and despite some self-criticism, Palmer is energized by the environment surrounding the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy short-term goal, of course, is to qualify. Long term, go some rounds,\u201d said Palmer. \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt this car has what it takes to qualify. Honestly, I\u2019m the weak link, so I\u2019m concentrating more on me driving because these cars are set up so good that it\u2019s so smooth in there. I told Jim, \u2018You have 100% ruined Pro Mod for me. I\u2019ve never had a car of this caliber.\u2019 I\u2019m just gonna enjoy this opportunity that I have, and it\u2019s all because of Jim and Annie. They\u2019re just that good of people. I\u2019m telling you, even if I don\u2019t qualify, you\u2019ll never see me not smiling because it\u2019s one of the best opportunities I\u2019ve ever had in my life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on January 22, 2026. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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Veteran drag racer Scott Palmer took an important step forward with his Pro Mod program last month at the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks, making his first appearance in the J&A Service screw-blown \u201969 Camaro owned by Jim and Annie Whiteley. Now, with extensive test laps behind him, \u201cThe People\u2019s Champ\u201d heads into […]<\/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-102900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102900","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=102900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102900\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}