{"id":96762,"date":"2024-10-30T18:18:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T18:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/lyle-barnett-joins-forces-with-tommy-youmans-racing-for-drag-illustrated-winter-series-and-2025-season\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T18:18:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T18:18:21","slug":"lyle-barnett-joins-forces-with-tommy-youmans-racing-for-drag-illustrated-winter-series-and-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/lyle-barnett-joins-forces-with-tommy-youmans-racing-for-drag-illustrated-winter-series-and-2025-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyle Barnett Joins Forces with Tommy Youmans Racing for Drag Illustrated Winter Series and 2025 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a surprise move sure to stir excitement across the Pro Mod world, Lyle Barnett has officially joined Tommy Youmans Racing for the remainder of the 2024 season and all of 2025. This new collaboration will bring Barnett behind the wheel for Youmans at the upcoming Drag Illustrated Winter Series, with the team making three stops across Florida for one of the sport\u2019s most anticipated series. Barnett announced the news in the latest episode<\/a> of The Shake and Bake Show<\/em>, the YouTube podcast he co-hosts with Stevie Jackson and Courtney Enders, expressing his enthusiasm for the new opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am pumped up to drive for Tommy and the team,\u201d Barnett said during the episode, adding that he\u2019s been eyeing this kind of opportunity for a long time. \u201cLee [White] and Tommy both asked me, \u2018Hey man, you think you can drive three cars at one race?\u2019 and I said, \u2018I\u2019ll drive 10 at one race if you want! I don\u2019t care.\u2019 This is a big deal, and I\u2019m ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barnett\u2019s 2024 season has already been a whirlwind, with a standout performance in NHRA Pro Mod for team owner Scott Tidwell, highlighted by a win at the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals in December 2023. Reflecting on his time with Tidwell\u2019s team, Barnett emphasized that leaving wasn\u2019t an easy decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt almost feels like a breakup with a girlfriend, honestly. I really liked racing with them. Scott, Ken [Quartuccio], and everyone on that crew were amazing to work with, and I learned so much,\u201d Barnett explained. \u201cThis isn\u2019t the end with them, just what\u2019s best for everyone right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Youmans, a respected veteran and competitive force in Pro Mod, brings with him not only a solid racing program but also the opportunity for Barnett to expand his horizons. Barnett will be competing in both Youmans\u2019 Pro Mod and Pro 275 cars at the Winter Series events, with an ambitious full season of PDRA Pro Boost competition also on the horizon for 2025. He\u2019s confident that Youmans\u2019 experience and Lee White\u2019s tuning expertise will make for a winning combination.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTommy has top-notch equipment, and Lee is a great tuner,\u201d Barnett said. \u201cTo get the chance to work with them both at this level\u2014it\u2019s something I don\u2019t take lightly. I\u2019m just so fired up to get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stevie Jackson, co-host of The Shake and Bake Show<\/em> and a fellow competitor in Pro Mod, shared his own excitement for Barnett\u2019s new venture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a blast seeing what you and Tommy accomplish,\u201d Jackson said, voicing his belief that the Barnett-Youmans collaboration will make a big impact, especially in the context of the Drag Illustrated Winter Series. \u201cYou\u2019re going into this season ready to fight, and I know Tommy and Lee are just as ready. This team could be a serious threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his journey to securing this opportunity, Barnett noted how transformative the past few years have been in his racing career, and how this new partnership brings a sense of stability that\u2019s invaluable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time in a long time that I know what I\u2019m doing next season,\u201d Barnett said. \u201cIt\u2019s a sigh of relief. I can go into the offseason talking about what I\u2019m doing, not just hoping to get a call. I get to walk into PDRA events and tell people, \u2018This is what I\u2019m driving, and we\u2019re here to win.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

With the Winter Series just around the corner, Barnett is eager<\/a> to put his new team through its paces and see what they can accomplish together.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to put our best foot forward and go out there to make a statement. I know it\u2019s going to be a wild ride,\u201d he concluded. \u201cThis is just the beginning, and I think we\u2019re going to surprise a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barnett\u2019s drive and Youmans\u2019 experience are setting the stage for an unforgettable season of Pro Mod competition, with the Winter Series marking their debut together on the national stage. For drag racing fans and followers of The Shake and Bake Show<\/em>, this pairing promises not only fierce on-track action but also the chance to see one of the sport\u2019s most charismatic drivers push his potential to new heights.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on October 30, 2024. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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In a surprise move sure to stir excitement across the Pro Mod world, Lyle Barnett has officially joined Tommy Youmans Racing for the remainder of the 2024 season and all of 2025. This new collaboration will bring Barnett behind the wheel for Youmans at the upcoming Drag Illustrated Winter Series, with the team making three […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96762","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=96762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96762\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}