{"id":102911,"date":"2026-01-24T03:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/jimmy-taylor-stays-no-1-as-u-s-street-nationals-records-first-all-3-50-second-32-car-pro-mod-field\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T03:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:44:04","slug":"jimmy-taylor-stays-no-1-as-u-s-street-nationals-records-first-all-3-50-second-32-car-pro-mod-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/jimmy-taylor-stays-no-1-as-u-s-street-nationals-records-first-all-3-50-second-32-car-pro-mod-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Taylor Stays No. 1 as U.S. Street Nationals Records First All-3.50-Second 32-Car Pro Mod Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pro Mod racers at the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission made history Friday night at Bradenton Motorsports Park as the bump spot fell to a 3.597-second pass, establishing the first-ever all-3.50-second 32-car field. Though numerous drivers improved during the two Friday qualifying sessions, Thursday\u2019s provisional No. 1 qualifier Jimmy Taylor held on to the top spot with his 3.555-second pass at 224.77 mph from Thursday\u2019s opening session. Pro Mod will run one more qualifying session Saturday morning to set the field for Saturday evening\u2019s first round of eliminations at the second of three races in the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Friday qualifying at the U.S. Street Nationals also featured two qualifying sessions for the FuelTech Radial Outlaws Racing Series drag radial classes \u2013 Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, X275, and Ultra Street \u2013 and Pro 10.5. True 10.5 ran one shakedown session as well to prepare for Saturday\u2019s first round.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taylor, who\u2019s no stranger to setting records, is confident in his ability to hold on to the top spot through Saturday\u2019s final qualifying session. After his leading 3.555 at 224.77 in the opening session on Thursday, he added two more 3.50-second passes on Friday \u2013 a 3.583 at 216.83 and a 3.570 at 222.77 in his twin-turbocharged Xtreme Racing Engines \u201969 Camaro tuned by 2018 World Series of Pro Mod champion Carl Stevens Jr.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarl\u2019s got this car where it\u2019s very consistent right now,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cI mean, we ran so many .50s passes here this weekend; we haven\u2019t had anything but .50s passes. We learned a lot today in the heat on the first run. I feel pretty good. With Carl in my corner, I feel like we\u2019ve got as good a shot as any of them at going all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Should Taylor maintain his No. 1 spot, he will derail Jason Harris\u2019s attempt at the Jerry Bickel Clean Sweep Challenge. As the No. 1 qualifier at the opening race of the Winter Series, the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks, Harris is the only driver contending for the Clean Sweep Challenge, which will award Harris a brand-new Pro Mod rolling chassis if he qualifies No. 1 at all three Winter Series events.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Harris is currently breathing down Taylor\u2019s neck in the No. 2 spot with a 3.556 at 211.33 in his Harts Charger-boosted \u201cParty Time\u201d \u201969 Camaro. As the winner of the Snowbirds, Harris is also contending for the Elite Motorsports Million, which offers an unprecedented $1 million bonus to any Pro Mod driver who wins all three Winter Series races.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe definitely came into this race knowing that we\u2019re going to have a big target on our back, but we came in with the same outlook and the same mindset we did for the last one \u2013 just qualify good and take each round,\u201d Harris said. \u201cAnd with the way it qualifies, the chip draw is the game changer. You could have a lot of easy draws or you can have a lot of hard draws, but I think if you get in this field, you\u2019re a real tough competitor, and you deserve to be here. Everybody that qualifies is going to be gunning for each other, no matter where you\u2019re at, one to 32. You\u2019ve just got to take it round by round.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eighth-mile doorslammer veteran Randy Weatherford made one of the biggest moves of the day when he threw down a 3.558 at 211.16 in his Harts Charger-boosted WS Construction \u201969 Camaro to jump up to the No. 3 spot. Eric Gustafson in his ProCharged Coast Packing Company \u201cLard Machine\u201d \u201969 Camaro matched Weatherford\u2019s E.T. but at 211.06 to move into fourth. Justin Bond, driving Scott Tidwell\u2019s Harts Charger-equipped \u201969 Camaro, sits fifth with his 3.563 at 211.83 from Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Over the course of four Pro 10.5 qualifying sessions, newcomer Carson Baker steadily improved in his ProCharged Polaris Offroad \u201924 Camaro, ultimately taking over the No. 1 position in the final session. Tuned by Jamie Miller and racing out of the Fireball Racing camp, Baker powered to a 3.884 at 195.79. Thanks to the random chip draw format, he\u2019ll take on No. 2 qualifier Jerry Morgano in the opening round of eliminations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t been doing this that long, so it\u2019s freaking amazing,\u201d said Baker, who earned a custom No. 1 qualifier baseball bat from Victus Sports. \u201cI started out at NPK [No Prep Kings]. This is the biggest event I\u2019ve ever been at. I\u2019ve watched it the last two years from home. Now, next thing you know, we\u2019re racing it. This is the greatest event I\u2019ve ever been to. This is awesome. It\u2019s just so much fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morgano, who now calls Bradenton his home track, ended up No. 2 behind Baker with his 3.894 at 207.05 in his turbocharged, small-block \u201cCopperhead\u201d \u201902 Cobra. Fletcher Cox, who recently retired from a Hall of Fame career with the Philadelphia Eagles, locked in the No. 3 spot after leading the first three sessions with a 3.895 at 189.36 in his nitrous-assisted \u201cTraining Day\u201d \u201969 Camaro.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The FuelTech Radial Outlaws Series No. 1 qualifier awards went to Lyle Barnett in Pro 275, Jamie Stanton in Limited Drag Radial, DJ McCain in X275, and Steve Romeo in Ultra Street, who all went to the top spots in the first session and held them through four sessions. Barnett, who\u2019s also competing in Pro Mod, ran a 3.678 at 206.54 in Tommy Youmans\u2019 Harts Charger-boosted \u201cSalvage Title\u201d Mustang. Stanton, who made the trip down from New York, held off a series of 3.80-second players to keep the No. 1 spot in LDR with a 3.876 at 191.27 in his ProCharged \u201902 Camaro. McCain, who earned the 2025 Radial Outlaws X275 season championship, continued to be a class leader in his nitrous-fed \u201cVecna\u201d C6 Corvette with a 4.116 at 173.43. Romeo stayed consistent in his impressive ProCharged \u201967 Chevelle, but it was his 4.402 at 158.52 from Thursday that kept him on top of the Ultra Street sheet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The U.S. Street Nationals will continue Saturday starting with Pro Mod final qualifying at 9 a.m. Radial classes eliminations are set to begin at 11 a.m. Pro Mod, Pro 10.5, and True 10.5 will kick off eliminations at 5 p.m. Eliminations will continue Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

General admission tickets are available for $40 on Saturday and $35 on Sunday. Active military and children ages 12 and under get in free. VIP packages are also available. Fans can watch the race through the official event livestream on\u00a0www.FloRacing.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For a detailed schedule, tickets, and other event info, visit\u00a0www.RaceBMP.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on January 23, 2026. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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