XDA 2021 Championship Battle Rages on with Last Man Standing

On May 21-23, the XDA takes the ‘Ultimate Thrill Ride on Two Wheels’ to Virginia Motorsports Park for the 35th annual MTC Engineering Summer Nationals.

This family-friendly ‘Spectators Welcome’ event features over 700 Professional, Sportsman, and Grudge motorcycle drag racers competing for over $80,000 in cash purse and a shot at the 2021 championship title.

All XDA events feature the Orient Express Pro Street class running at speeds over 230 mph in only 6-seconds, and the “Running of the Bulls” Grudge Program on Saturday night from 5pm-11pm with the baddest Grudge racers in the game!

The MTC Engineering Summer Nationals will, for the first time, also feature the Vance & Hines 4.60 ‘Last Man Standing’ purse. With over SIXTY racers, Yes over SIXTY racers already committed to competing in the 4.60 eighth-mile index class, XDA has increased its purses based on bike count. XDA now offers higher payouts based on bike count with a possible $20,000 payout at every event in 2021. Class points leader Boo Brown has stepped up to facilitate a ‘Last Man Standing’ purse with 100% of the money collected going to the racer that goes furthest in eliminations. If you thought the competition was intense before, next weekend is going to be incredible.

The Orient Express Pro Street class will shine when they hit that ‘smooth as glass’ track surface at VMP. With Justin Shakir hitting a record 234.29 MPH run at the last event, he is ready to get back on track to prove he has the power to run with the top dogs. Shakir’s teammate Kenny Brewer ran his personal best at the last event and didn’t leak a drop of oil for a stellar start to the 2021 season. Mark Gargiulo and CJ Fair, absent from the season opener, will join the championship chase at the MTC Engineering Summer Nationals.

The DME Racing Real Street class will be looking for vengeance after an early-season rule revision challenges the turbo standouts from the last event. With David Stewart and Rickey Gadson making the quickest and fastest passes of the first event, XDA has shortened them both 1” of wheelbase. Turbocharged rider weights and wheelbases have been adjusted to keep parity in the class tight. Trevor Schnitz will be making his Real Street debut on the HTP Performance all motor Suzuki GSX-R1000 next weekend. At the season opener, his Dad, Ryan Schnitz, ran a 7.693 on this bike, giving Trevor a solid target for his first Real Street outing.

The MaxxECU Pro Extreme competitors have a lot to prove after Chris Garner-Jones’ record-setting pass of 3.897 at the Platinum Fleet Repair Season Opener. The eighth-mile heads-up class will have a full field of competition next weekend with the return of Chris Cutsinger to XDA competition.

MaxxECU Pro Xtreme is presented by Ace Mechanical, Billy Vose Racing, Dallas Flat Glass, Dunigan Racing, DME Racing, Grothus Dragbikes, Harley Haul, Rob Bush Motorsports, Robinson Industries, Schnitz Racing, Timblin Chassis, and Worldwide Bearings.

The HTP Performance Super Stock class will be under watchful eyes as the strict rules in this class require more rider skills than performance adders. Class champion David Fondon won the season opener but will face tough competition this year as riders are looking to knock him off his pedestal for the 2021 championship. Is Fondon unbeatable?

HTP Performance Afterdark Underground Grudge will once again run on the best-prepped track any series has to offer. The Grudge program features the APE Nitrous Bulls (Nitrous Bikes), Boosted Bulls (Turbo Bikes), 3 Sixty 5 Transport Monster Bulls (Heavyweights), and Tommie’s Motorsports DMV Bulls at all events. Grudge racers run all three days with the Pro classes making them part of XDA’s world-class show.

For sportsman racers, there is $26,000 up for grabs in cash payouts! XDA will also hold competition in 1 Stop Speed 5.60 Index, Mickey Thompson Tires Top Sportsman, MPS Racing Pro E.T., and Brock’s Performance Street E.T., giving sportsman racers a place to compete in a professional environment. Sportsman racers also have more opportunities for cash with the VooDoo Saturday Bracket Bash and Friday Night Hard Times Parts & Service Gambler’s race.

This event will feature a vendor midway full of great deals on motorcycle parts, accessories, and apparel. All-day testing on Friday, and Saturday Night from 5pm-11pm, you don’t want to miss the HTP Performance Afterdark Underground with Grudge Racing, Running of the Bulls, and more Pro Qualifiers!

Suit up and head out to Virginia Motorsports Park in one week for an exciting weekend of motorcycle drag racing action on May 21-23.

Visit www.xdaracing.com for event information, class rules, schedule, and more.

Class Entry List and Resources

XDA prides itself on cultivating a close-knit society of racers. Below you will find a list of racers attending this event and links to class-specific groups that you can access to talk to other racers to answer your questions. Together we are strong.

XDA Facebook Groups

• XDA Racers – https://bit.ly/3feasis

• Pro Street – https://bit.ly/3fgZx7D

• Real Street – https://bit.ly/3hmHvm8

• Pro Xtreme – https://bit.ly/30AsBmu

• 4.60 Index – https://bit.ly/2UADKA6

• Super Stock – https://bit.ly/3hlXsZN

• 5.60 Index – https://bit.ly/3fjOBpZ

Pro Street

1 Jason Dunigan

2 Rickey Grayson

3 Kenny Brewer

4 Justin Shakir

5 Jordan Haase

6 RJ Bake

7 Rodney Williford

8 Greg Wallace

9 Curtis Browne

10 Darion Payne

11 Ricky Wood

12 Mark Gargiulo

13 Jamie Lopes

14 Caleb Holt

15 Ryan Hable

16 Gaige Herrera

17 Richard Gadson

18 CJ Fair

19 Alex Moore

Real Street

1 Marcus Hylton

2 Spencer Claycomb

3 Ralphie Navarro

4 Brandon Teasley

5 Anibal Merced

6 Cameron Teasley

7 Brittany Bohne

8 Ben Knight

9 Trevor Schnitz

10 Rickey Gadson

11 Russell Dennison Jr

12 Jeremy Teasley

13 Bud Harrod

14 David Stewart

Pro Xtreme

1 Rob Garcia

2 Chris Cutsinger

3 Dystany Spurlock

4 Shane Eperjesi

5 John Collins

6 Terry Schweigert

7 Chris Garner-Jones

8 Bobby Lovingood

Super Stock

1 Chuck Vic

2 Sean Henson

3 Mark Blake

4 Trevor Schnitz

5 Drae Taylor

6 Russell Dennison Jr

7 Richard Gadson

8 Curtis McDougald

9 Dystany Spurlock

10 Marcus Queen

11 Mike Davis

12 Patrick Cooper

13 Blake Johnson

14 Derek Sobiech

15 Darion Payne

16 Tony Ferland

17 Caleb Holt

18 Jordan Haase

19 Tim Cottrell

20 Terry Geesey

21 Jy’Rec Givens

22 Ryan Schnitz

23 David A Fondon

24 Brian Johnson

25 Jerome Benton

26 Brian Dale

4.60 Index

1 Rob Hunnicutt

2 Troy Hausmann

3 Ronald JR Procopio

4 Johnny Mullikin

5 Shayne Proctor

6 Wes Hawkins

7 Mike Beverly

8 Boo Brown

9 Mac McAdams

10 John Hall

11 Brad Gleason

12 Tyler Cammock

13 Durwood Rawlings

14 Wilson Burkhead

15 Rock Sanders

16 Mika Wheeler Jr

17 Steven Shriver

18 Kenny Cornnell

19 Douglas Robinson

20 Jim Jordan

21 Kevin White

22 Curtis Jr Griggs

23 Scott Saemisch

24 Morris Ball

25 Terry Tompkins

26 Dystany Spurlock

27 Ellis Pierce

28 Darion Payne

29 Tim Shelton

30 Ron Bonitatis

31 Johnny Anderson

32 Preston Hopkins

33 Ander Kevin

34 Butch Million

35 Darryl Hollins

36 Mike Ostrowski

37 Harvey Hubbard

38 Jeff Jones

39 Hollywood

40 Bill Marturo Jr

41 Megan Bowers-Petway

42 Jimmy Petway

43 David Tibert

44 James Taylor

45 Keith Nichols

46 Eran Pielert

47 Gordon Johnson

48 Michael Arrington

49 Joe Rodney

50 Chase Morris

51 Montez Thompson

52 Walter Sharp

53 Brandon Elliott

54 Michael Thyen

55 Thomas Gunn

56 George Chick Jones

57 Will Phillips

58 Dan McCarten

59 Thomas Acres

60 Deshawn Wheeler

61 Larry Leftwich