{"id":91794,"date":"2024-02-29T17:18:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/street-outlaws-no-prep-kings-star-chuck-55-parker-talks-partnering-with-pjs-racing-for-word-series-of-pro-mod\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T17:18:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:18:29","slug":"street-outlaws-no-prep-kings-star-chuck-55-parker-talks-partnering-with-pjs-racing-for-word-series-of-pro-mod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/street-outlaws-no-prep-kings-star-chuck-55-parker-talks-partnering-with-pjs-racing-for-word-series-of-pro-mod\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings\u2019 Star \u2018Chuck 55\u2019 Parker Talks Partnering with PJS Racing for Word Series of Pro Mod"},"content":{"rendered":"

After \u201cChuck 55\u201d Parker partnered with PJS Racing \u2013 co-owned by father & son duo Brandon and Cole Pesz \u2013 for the 2023 season of Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings<\/em>, it\u2019s no surprise the group has also joined forces for the 2024 Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod (WSOPM), taking place March 1-3 at Bradenton Motorsports Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was talking to Brandon and Cole and they said, \u2018Hey, we enjoyed this. We\u2019ve all had so much fun together,\u2019\u201d Parker recalled about the NPK season. \u201cCole had purchased a car that had been wrecked and I said, \u2018You know what? I\u2019ve got the people and the power to fix that car to get everything ready.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Pesz \u2013 a 2023 Drag Illustrated 30 Under 30 honoree \u2013 had purchased the 1969 Camaro from fellow Pro Mod driver Dustin Nesloney over two years ago, but admitted he wasn\u2019t sure what he was going to do with it. When the opportunity came to put it together for the WSOPM, he knew he\u2019d been given the opportunity of a lifetime. After many nights thrashing with little to no sleep, the duo\u2019s respective teams finished the car \u2013 complete with a screw-blown 526ci PJS Hemi, Liberty Transmission, M&M converter, FuelTech, Voss Wheelie Bars, and Stroud Safety Equipment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m telling you, I cannot wait,\u201d said Pesz. \u201cThis is everything; it\u2019s just an honor to be able to go to this race, especially with your own car. It feels different when you\u2019re doing it for yourself. I feel like I\u2019ve taken myself to another level by being invited with my car and with Chuck driving.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201869 Camaro body will be a bit of a departure for Parker, who\u2019s far more well-known as \u201cChuck 55\u201d \u2013 a moniker given to him for the multiple \u201855 Chevys he\u2019s raced over the years. Yet Parker says he\u2019ll feel right at home in the car, despite it being different than what he\u2019s known for.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, I\u2019m branded \u2018Chuck 55\u2019 with my no prep car, and I\u2019m going to stick with that,\u201d Parker said. \u201cBut my second favorite car on the planet is a \u201869 Camaro. It was the very first car I ever bought. So when I found out that Cole had this one I thought, \u2018Man, this is going to really work good.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Parker also has an advantage in regards to the unique chip-draw format at the WSOPM. As a longtime veteran of NPK, he\u2019s accustomed to random pairings during every round of competition. He also isn\u2019t used to running for big money, as NPK pays $40,000 to win at each race. However, he knows he\u2019ll be running for more than twice that amount in Bradenton.<\/p>\n

\u201c$100,000 is the largest purse I\u2019ve ever raced for,\u201d said Parker. \u201cSo yeah, I\u2019m sure there\u2019s going to be some pressure there if I go to the finals or get deep down in it. This thing is stacked with good drivers. You could just about throw a dart and hit somebody that\u2019s in this invitational and they are going to be a badass. But I\u2019m very competitive in whatever I do. I\u2019m not afraid of anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

That competitive mindset is echoed by Pesz, who says his team is willing to do anything for each other in order to succeed. And while he is extremely grateful for the opportunity to compete at such a prestigious event with a new, unproven car, Pesz made it clear that this team isn\u2019t just happy to be there \u2013 they\u2019re out to make a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll tell you right now, Stevie can get it. Swanstrom can get it. Tutterow can get it. Jason Harris can get it. Rickie Smith can get it,\u201d Pesz said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter. My grandma can get it. They all can get it. Anyone that wants it, come get it. You want a race? Let\u2019s do it. Tell Wes [Buck] to set it up, figure it out, make it happen. I have full confidence in Chuck to drive my car however he feels he needs to drive it. I told him if he\u2019s got to hang all eight rods out, no chutes, no brakes, and put her in the sand trap to win, I don\u2019t care. We are going to do whatever it takes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by JHG and J&A Service are on sale now and can be purchased at\u00a0https:\/\/bit.ly\/wsopm2024<\/a>. Fans watching from home can tune in to the official event livestream on FloRacing at\u00a0https:\/\/flosports.link\/3uYLot3<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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After \u201cChuck 55\u201d Parker partnered with PJS Racing \u2013 co-owned by father & son duo Brandon and Cole Pesz \u2013 for the 2023 season of Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings, it\u2019s no surprise the group has also joined forces for the 2024 Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod (WSOPM), taking place March 1-3 at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91794","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"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91794\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}