{"id":99882,"date":"2025-04-02T16:18:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/what-is-speed-promotions-racing-and-how-is-it-different-from-the-no-prep-kings-and-street-outlaws-it-once-was\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T16:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:18:34","slug":"what-is-speed-promotions-racing-and-how-is-it-different-from-the-no-prep-kings-and-street-outlaws-it-once-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/what-is-speed-promotions-racing-and-how-is-it-different-from-the-no-prep-kings-and-street-outlaws-it-once-was\/","title":{"rendered":"What is \u201cSpeed Promotions Racing\u201d and how is it different from the No Prep Kings and Street Outlaws it once was?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speed Promotions Racing is the newly rebranded organization that evolved from the popular \u201cStreet Outlaws: No Prep Kings\u201d (NPK) racing series. This transformation represents a significant shift in the world of no-prep drag racing.<\/p>\n

What is Speed Promotions Racing?<\/h2>\n

Speed Promotions Racing is the new identity of what was previously known as the \u201cNo Prep Kings\u201d racing series from the Street Outlaws franchise. The organization includes leadership from Pilgrim Media Group along with UFC CEO Dana White and UFC investors Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta. This new entity was formed to continue the popular no-prep racing events but with a different structure and approach.<\/p>\n

Key Differences from the Original Format:<\/h2>\n
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    New Ownership and Management<\/strong>: The series is now operated by a new group including UFC executives, bringing a different business approach to the racing events.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Competition Structure<\/strong>: The series now features the \u201cOutlaw 32 points championship\u201d across seven points-paying events with $40,000 winner\u2019s purses in an all-run format.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Broadcast Changes<\/strong>: Unlike the previous Street Outlaws TV show format, the new events are streamed live on YouTube rather than being primarily produced for television.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Vehicle Requirements<\/strong>: The series now requires steel roof and quarters but otherwise maintains a true \u201crun-what-you-brung\u201d format with no weight or engine restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Driver Lineup Changes<\/strong>: There have been significant changes to the driver roster. While some fan favorites like Ryan Martin, Shawn \u201cMurder Nova\u201d Ellington, and Kye Kelley remain, others like Justin Swanstrom have announced their departure from the series.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Expanded Event Types<\/strong>: The series now includes $100,000-to-win small-tire races and \u201cThe Outlaws vs The World\u201d events, creating more variety in their competition offerings.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    International Expansion<\/strong>: The 2025 schedule includes events in Canada, showing a move toward international growth.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The transformation reflects the organizers\u2019 attempts to revitalize the series, reach a broader audience, and create a more dynamic competition format. The change also came with some controversy, as according to Ryan Martin and Shawn Ellington, there was initially a plan to feature only four main drivers in a \u201cfight card-style\u201d format, which was met with resistance from racers who didn\u2019t want to compromise the inclusive nature of the original series.<\/p>\n

    Despite these changes, the core concept of no-prep drag racing remains, with the events still featuring high-powered cars competing on unprepared surfaces, maintaining some of the spirit that made the original Street Outlaws and No Prep Kings popular among racing fans.<\/p>\n

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    Speed Promotions Racing is the newly rebranded organization that evolved from the popular \u201cStreet Outlaws: No Prep Kings\u201d (NPK) racing series. This transformation represents a significant shift in the world of no-prep drag racing. What is Speed Promotions Racing? Speed Promotions Racing is the new identity of what was previously known as the \u201cNo Prep […]<\/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-99882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99882","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=99882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99882\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}