{"id":97246,"date":"2024-11-27T18:18:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T18:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/kallee-mills-announces-move-to-pro-mod-discusses-plans-for-2025-season\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T18:18:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T18:18:24","slug":"kallee-mills-announces-move-to-pro-mod-discusses-plans-for-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/kallee-mills-announces-move-to-pro-mod-discusses-plans-for-2025-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Kallee Mills Announces Move to Pro Mod, Discusses Plans for 2025 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kallee Mills, a veteran driver in No Prep Kings, Pro 10.5, and X275, has announced she will be diving into the next chapter of her career \u2013 competing in the world of Pro Modified.<\/p>\n

Mills will be driving a screw-blown 1968 Camaro built by Larry Jeffers \u2013 a car that was originally supposed to be for Kallee\u2019s father, Dewayne Mills, who helped with the design. Unfortunately, due to health concerns, Mills and Jeffers made the decision to sell the car to Paul Brandt. However, a short trip to visit Brandt following the No Prep Elite season finale at the Texas Motorplex ended up bringing the car full circle back to the Mills family.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was supposed to go down on Sunday after No Prep Elite and just sit in the car to see how I fit,\u201d said Mills. \u201cWe were going to build a \u201868 Camaro from Larry [Jeffers], but I wanted to see how it feels, because in some of those Pro Mods, once you get the windows laid back it\u2019s kind of hard to see out of them. I sat in the car and I fit perfectly. It was a perfect for me, so we just decided to buy it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stepping up to help the Mills family and purchase the car was Paul Hayden, owner of American Pride Golf Cart Services. As a long-time sponsor\/partner with many drag racing teams, media companies, and racetracks, Hayden saw an opportunity to dive headfirst into the world of Pro Mod racing while also helping create a new star in the class.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I support a lot of teams, and have spent a lot of money doing it, I figured it\u2019s about time I bought a car,\u201d Hayden said. \u201cWhat I want to do is send the elevator back down and allow somebody else to rise. When I look at a young lady like Kallee, with her talent and her father\u2019s pedigree, it was just a natural fit to help her get to the next level.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Just one year ago, as a Drag Illustrated<\/em> 30 Under 30 honoree, Mills said that one day before her driving career was over, fans would see her in a Pro Mod. But she admits she didn\u2019t think it would come to fruition so quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to run Pro Mod,\u201d said Mills. \u201cBut then we went to a few PDRA races this year and I kind of got the Pro Mod fever. We didn\u2019t know it would be this quick. Honestly, we were waiting to see how everything turned out with the business after this year, and that\u2019s when we were going to pull the plug and try to do something for 2026. This essentially just sped up the process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mills, who spent most of 2024 competing in both PDRA Pro Street and numerous no prep events, will shift her focus primarily on Pro Mod for next season. The car should be finished up and ready to begin testing by the beginning of the year in preparation for both PDRA Pro Boost and the Midwest Drag Racing Series.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll hit Pro Mod pretty hard in 2025,\u201d Mills said. \u201cLast year, I was still gung-ho about no prep racing. But we had to take a step back and look at our budget and what we could afford. I think this might open the door for us to be involved with different stuff. That\u2019s what we\u2019re spending all the money on, so that\u2019s where I want to focus. I want to be sure we\u2019re prepared and ready to go fast.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Mills says she is eager to meet and hang out with a new group of fans at the track, and while she\u2019s thankful for all the opportunities NPK and other no prep events have given her, she\u2019s also looking forward to lighting up the scoreboards. But perhaps most of all, she\u2019s excited about the little things, like being able to spend time cooking or hanging out by a fire with her team, which is comprised of family and close friends.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very blessed to have the people I\u2019m surrounded with,\u201d said Mills. \u201cMy parents, Tara and Dewayne, have always supported me in everything I do. Mike Simms, Brendan Russell, Amber Close, Paul and Jeanne Hayden\u2026without Paul, I wouldn\u2019t be able to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hayden echoes the sentiment, explaining those family values were one of the things that drew him to partner with the Mills family in the first place, and will continue to be a driving force moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been a major sponsor with Kallee \u2013 and the Mills family \u2013 for a long time,\u201d Hayden said. \u201cBeing around their family makes me feel like I\u2019m with my real family. It\u2019s one of those relationships where you speak the same language in every way. It makes it easy for me to be with them and invest in them. I feel very blessed that this opportunity presented itself. I think our relationship will not only be lasting, but also productive.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on November 27, 2024. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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