Archive for April, 2013
Grainy Brothers hoping to repeat success at Martin May 10-11
PMRA kicks off new season at US 131 Motorsports Park in Michigan
NORTH TONAWANDA, NY (April 30, 2026) – Last year’s Pro Modified Racing Association winner at the Thunder Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park said he will be ready for the upcoming race May 10-11 at the Martin, Michigan drag strip.
“We’re all set, we’ll be ready for May 10,” said Jack Grainy, driver of the Grainy Brothers 1967 Chevy Camaro out of North Tonawanda, New York. “The engine is in, the car is getting pinstriped, and we’ve put on a new front end, but it’s basically the same.”
The veteran team, which has been racing since the late 1960s, won the inaugural Martin PMRA race last year, defeating 2012 PMRA champion Eric Latino of Whitby, Ontario, in the process.
The win was the first for Grainy, who has been with the PMRA since its inception and first year of racing in 2005.
Leaf Racewear continues to play vital role in safety
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS Safety Crew well equipped for the possibility of any on-track emergency
LONDON, ONTARIO (April 26, 2026) – For 2013, Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment will return as the preferred safety equipment supplier and continue to provide a vital role for the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
“Safety is paramount in the operation of our three drag race series,” explained Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for all three series. “Our safety and fire people have an important job to do at our race events, and we are very grateful to Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment, who provides us with the best in protection for this integral part of putting on a race.”
Thunder Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park May 10-11 first stop for PMRA, Quick 32 & PBSS
MARTIN, MICHIGAN (April 24, 2026) – The 2013 season gets underway May 10-11 with the Thunder Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan for the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
This will be the second trip for the three drag race series at the popular Michigan quarter-mile facility. Last year Jack Grainy of North Tonawanda, NY won the PMRA race over Eric Latino of Whitby, Ontario. The Martin race will be the start of the PMRA’s ninth season of Pro Modified action.
Presented by NAPA Auto Parts, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series will begin its fifth year of competition. Last year at this race the Top Dragster of Jeff Moser of Bamberg, Ontario, won over Rob Gray of Ingersoll, Ontario in the Wilson & Gray Top Sportsman Cavalier.
Atchison Racing returns to PMRA Pro Modified wars for 2013
“It’s business as usual” notes 1963 Corvette driver Rob Atchison
LONDON, ONTARIO (April 19, 2026) – Rob Atchison will return to Pro Modified Racing Association competition for 2013, and is hoping for more success in the Pro Modified series this season.
The three-time IHRA Funny Car champ ran a limited schedule with his Corvette Pro Modified in 2012, and for this season will once again divide his time between the Pro Modified and some Funny Car racing.
“It’s business as usual,” said Atchison, driver of the Atchison Racing Team. “We have no big changes planned for this year. I think we have the car where we want it to be.”
He added he believes the team has the correct combination for the upcoming racing and is hoping to get out for some testing. The Tim McAmis Race Cars product features a 481X AJPE engine prepared by Atchison Machine Service fitted with a PSI Superchargers D-Rotor screw-type supercharger and an Atchison fuel system. A Lenco three-speed transmission sits behind the engine.
Inside Track To Produce The Official Program For The PMRA, Quick 32 & PBSS
TORONTO, ON – Inside Track Communications will produce the Official Program & Fan Guide for the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Presented by NAPA Auto Parts (Quick 32) and Pro Bike & Sled Series (PBSS) presented by Wiseco Performance Products.
The inaugural three-series Official Program is being produced by the publishers of Inside Track Motorsport News, in conjunction with the series’ Director of Operations Bruce Mehlenbacher and Media Director Tim Miller.
Launched in 2005, the PMRA has grown into one of the region’s most competitive and exciting drag racing series. The tour makes multiple appearances – in conjunction with its companion series Quick 32 Sportsman Series and PBSS – at Ontario’s Grand Bend Motorplex and Toronto Motorsports Park. Additionally, the tours travel to US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan, Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicsville, Maryland and Mirabel, Quebec’s Circuit ICAR.
