Last Updated on August 8, 2026 10:57 pm
- Saturday PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown Final Eliminations Results
- Friday PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown Qualifying Results
- Thursday PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown Qualifying Results
PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown Saturday Final Eliminations Results
Final Eliminations put on an amazing show for the Bristol Dragway crowd as the PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown raced to a thrilling conclusion on Saturday. The PDRA crew hustled all day long, especially after a downpour midday put them behind schedule, but they preserved & got the entire event completed. Reaction Time was key across all classes on this Race Day, as evidenced by several Holeshot Final Round victories. Marcus Butner used a Big 025 to 061 Starting Line Advantage to take a 3.688 to 3.655 decision by 003 at the Stripe. The Pro Boost Final Round saw a similar outcome as Ned Dunphy scored his first Pro Boost victory with a 013 to 029 RT edge, hanging on in a 3.632 to 3.627 decision over Lyle Barnett. In Pro 632, Ryan Altman used Performance and Double Bulb staging to earn his first Win in a 4.185 to 4.191 battle over JC Beattie Jr. Richard Reagan (Pro Street) and Austin Vincent (Super Street) also scored PDRA Professional class victories. Top Sportsman hitter Nick Meloni scored the Elite TS win over Zach Houser, who got out of shape at the hit & had to lift. Zombie turned on the Final Win Light in Elite Top Dragster as Jody Stroud got the W when Josh Duggins turned it 003 Red. CJ Jenkins took a Holeshot win in the Pro Jr. Dragster Final Round with a 029 to 087 RT Edge over James Beattie. Other PDRA Sportsman Winners include Joe Roubicek (Top Sportsman), Matt Sackman (Top Dragster), Wyatt Piercey (Top Jr. Dragster) and Brayden McCown (Bracket Bash). The PDRA Tour will be back on track at the end of this month in Benson, North Carolina.
Pro Nitrous
- Winner – Marcus Butner
- RU – Tommy Franklin
- Semis – Dane Wood
- Semis – Tim Paap
- Final Round: Butner .025, 3.688/204 def. Franklin .061, 3.655/205
- #1 Qualifier – Marcus Butner 3.659
Pro Boost
- Winner – Ned Dunphy
- RU – Lyle Barnett
- Semis – Fletcher Cox
- Semis – Jason Harris
- Final Round: Dunphy .013, 3.632/207 def. Barnett .029, 3.627/208
- #1 Qualifier – Ty Tutterow 3.613
Pro Street
- Winner – Richard Reagan
- RU – Tim Essick
- Semis – Mikey Sasina
- Semis – Scott Kincaid
- Final Round: Reagan .033, 3.951/193 def. Essick .038, 3.986/191
- #1 Qualifier – Andy Mac 3.951
Pro 632
- Winner – Ryan Altman
- RU – JC Beattie Jr.
- Semis – Jeff Pittman
- Semis – David Cook Jr.
- Final Round: Altman .052, 4.185/168 def. Beattie .056, 4.191/172
- #1 Qualifier – JC Beattie Jr. 4.177
Super Street
- Winner – Austin Vincent
- RU – Troy Hill
- Semis – Scott Marshall
- Final Round: Vincent .051, 4.583/156 def. Hill .061, 6.484/73
- #1 Qualifier – Austin Vincent 4.628
Elite Top Sportsman
- Winner – Nick Meloni
- RU – Zach Houser
- Semis – Scott Duggins
- Semis – Scott Weis
- Final Round: Meloni .025, 4.042 (4.03) def. Houser .014, 9.314 (3.93)
- #1 Qualifier – Bruce Thrift 3.815
Elite Top Dragster
- Winner – Jody Stroud
- RU – Josh Duggins
- Semis – Steve Furr
- Semis – KC Ingram
- Final Round: Stroud .022, 3.870 (3.71) def. Duggins -.003, 3.799 (3.78)
- #1 Qualifier – Tony Careccia 3.669
Top Sportsman
- Winner – Joe Roubicek
- RU – JC Garcia
- Semis – Dennis Kline
- Final Round: Roubieck .085, 4.286 (4.27) def. Garcia .026, 4.647 (4.65)
Top Dragster
- Winner – Matt Sackman
- RU – Joe Gary
- Semis – Alexis Whitaker
- Final Round: Sackman .007, 3.898 (3.88) def. Gary .036, 4.420 (4.42)
Pro Junior Dragster
- Winner – CJ Jenkins
- RU – James Beattie
- Semis – Kameron Helms
- Semis – Brian Adkins
- Final Round: Jenkins .029, 7.973 (7.90) def. Beattie .087, 7.939 (7.90)
- #1 Qualifier – Phetyon Rawlins 7.900
Top Junior Dragster
- Winner – Wyatt Piercey
- RU – Cooper Cauthen
- Semis – Mason Ray
- Semis – Luke Hutchinson
- Final Round: Piercey .043, 8.964 (8.90) def. Cauthen .014, 12.218 (12.22)
- #1 Qualifier – Brady Glaser .003 RT
Bracket Bash
- Winner – Brayden McCown
- RU – Dylan Howard
- Semis – Joey Beeler
- Final Round: McCown .028, 6.039 (6.04) def. Howard -.014, 6.438 (6.16)
PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown Friday Qualifying Results
The PDRA Tour’s trip to Bristol Dragway for the Thunder Valley Throwdown didn’t disappoint on Friday as a Full Day of Qualifying produced excellent performances across the board. Defending Pro Boost World Champ Ty Tutterow lit up the scoreboard with a 3.613 ET to earn the Top Spot. The Header Flames were lit in Pro Nitrous as the Final Pair of Qualifying saw the Top 2 spots settled as Marcus Butner ran 3.659 to earn the #1 spot with Tommy Franklin right behind him at 3.665. Andy Mac in Fletcher Cox’s ’69 Camaro Pro Street car threw down a strong 3.951 ET to lead the pack in Q3. Other Top Qualifiers from the day include JC Beattie Jr. (Pro 632), Austin Vincent (Super Street), Bruce Thrift (Elite Top Sportsman) and Tony Careccia (Elite Top Dragster). Junior classes have one more Qualifying pass ahead on Saturday morning with Provisional Polesitters currently Pheyton Rawlins (Pro Jr. Dragster) and Mason Dudley (Top Jr. Dragster). Final Eliminations are on tap for all categories on Saturday. To watch this Event’s Livestream, head over to www.FloRacing.com.
PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown Thursday Qualifying Results
The Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series has made its yearly pilgrimage to Bristol Dragway for the Thunder Valley Throwdown. Thursday saw Testing early in the Day for all classes, followed by Q1 for Top Sportsman & Top Dragster. The big story of Testing was the scary incident that involved two Pro Nitrous contenders as Mike Achenbach and Fredy Scriba both ended up with torn up race cars. Reportedly both drivers were able to walk away after the violent crash, and the Sorcerer Team plans to have their car back together for Q1 tomorrow. Top Sportsman Q1 saw Brian Tiffe put his Nitrous-assisted Corvette atop the 52-car Qualifying Sheet with a 3.878 ET. Top Dragster was an even larger field with over 80 Entries making at attempt in Q1. Tony Careccia leads the TD Field in his Brand New Supercharged Dragster with a 3.669/203MPH blast. Qualifying is on tap for all categories on Friday, followed by Eliminations on Saturday. To follow along with the Livestream of this event, go to www.FloRacing.com.
- PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown Thursday Top Qualifiers (After 1 of 3 Sessions)
- Elite Top Sportsman – Brian Tiffe 3.878
- Elite Top Dragster – Tony Careccia 3.669
Event Preview
- PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown
- August 6-8, 2026
- Bristol Dragway – Bristol, TN
- Series/Classes: All PDRA Professional & Sportsman Categories.
- Last Year’s Event Winners: Tommy Franklin (Pro Nitrous), Ty Tutterow (Pro Boost), Fletcher Cox (Pro Street), Jeff Melnick (Pro 632), Connor McGee (Super Street), Tim Lawrence (Elite Top Sportsman), Larry Roberts (Elite Top Dragster), Nick Meloni (Top Sportsman) and Justin Kirk (Top Dragster).
- Current Points Leaders: Tommy Franklin (Pro Nitrous), Jason Harris (Pro Boost), Blake Denton (Pro Street), Jeff Pittman (Pro 632), Connor McGee (Super Street), Bryan LaFlam (Elite Top Sportsman), Steve Furr (Elite Top Dragster), Joe Roubicek (Top Sportsman), Steven Boone (Top Dragster), Katelyn Page (Pro Jr. Dragster) and Carter Hayes (Top Jr. Dragster).
- Schedule: Testing & Q1 for all classes (Thursday). Qualifying (Friday). Eliminations (Saturday).
- Live Streaming: www.FloRacing.com
- For More Info: www.PDRA660.com
