JBS EQUIPMENT NHRA PRO MOD SERIES HEADS TO CHICAGO

JBS EQUIPMENT NHRA PRO MOD SERIES HEADS TO CHICAGO AT RACE POWERED BY PROFLOW PUMPING SOLUTIONS

CHICAGO (May 15, 2026) – With the end of the regular season approaching and a wide range of talent evident at every turn, the JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports heads to Route 66 Raceway this weekend as part of the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK.

This weekend’s event is the fifth of 11 races in the category during the 2026 campaign and the race is powered by ProFlow Pumping Solutions.

As the fifth stop of the year, it marks the penultimate race of the regular season before the five-race “Road to the Championship” playoffs and the competition is as tight as ever.

There have been four different winners – Derek Menholt, Justin Bond, Mike Stavrinos and Jason Collins – through the first four races, with Menholt getting his second career win and Collins picking up his first career NHRA Pro Mod win.

Collins’ triumph came at the most recent event at South Georgia Motorsports Park, doing so in just his second career race in the series. It added another strong contender to the mix as the category heads to Chicago to finish off a stretch that included three races in four weeks.

“This event brings together the kind of energy, speed, and technical excellence that the ProFlow Pumping Solutions Team respects, both on the track and in the industries, we serve,” declares Scott Champlin, President & Owner of ProFlow Pumping Solutions. “As a company built around motion, horsepower, and keeping critical systems running, we feel right at home in a sport where highly engineered equipment must perform in demanding conditions.

“ProFlow Pumping Solutions is excited to support NHRA Pro Mod Racing as an Official Event Sponsor, and we look forward to joining fans and industry partners for an unforgettable weekend of racing. We are proud to cheer on Mason Wright, owner/operator of Shaneda Machine, and to be part of a race weekend that connects great people, powerful machines and a passionate motorsports community.”

Wright is one of the marquee talents in the category, entering the weekend as the defending event winner. Last year’s victory, which came against reigning world champion J.R. Gray in the final round.

He qualified in the top spot in 2025 as part of an impressive weekend and will look to do so again while taking on a talented field that includes points leader Bond, Menholt, Gray, who is after his first win of the year after a dominant 2025 championship season, Stavrinos, Billy Banaka, Stevie “Fast” Jackson, Mike Thielen, Lyle Barnett, Collins and Stan Shelton.

The JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports features two qualifying rounds at 12:45 and 3:30 p.m. CT on Friday, and the final two qualifying rounds at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday. The first round of eliminations is slated for 12:45 p.m. CT on Sunday. The second qualifying session of the day on Friday and Saturday, as well as the first round of eliminations, will be broadcast for free on NHRA’s YouTube page.

To purchase tickets to the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK on May 14-17 at Route 66 Raceway, fans can visit www.NHRA.com/tickets. All children 12 and under will be admitted free in the general admission area with a paid adult. For more information about NHRA, including the full 2026 schedule, visit www.NHRA.com.