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XDA's seventh season was a
success, with fourteen champions
crowned at the 32nd annual DME
Racing Fall Nationals at
Maryland International Raceway.
This season showcased an
electrifying display of Legends,
Champions, and First-Time
Winners as XDA Closes Out the
2024 with unmatched on-track
action. XDA racers competed for
over $450,000 in total payout,
including a staggering $172,920
contingency offerings over the
2024 season.
As XDA enters its 25th season,
the series will span six events
across three legendary tracks:
Maryland International Raceway,
Virginia Motorsports Park, and
Rockingham Dragway. The class
structure will offer something
for everyone, from
adrenaline-pumping professional
categories, grass roots
sportsman categories to
fan-favorite grudge racing!
Apr 25-27: PGS Spring Nationals
– Maryland International Raceway
May 16-18: MTC Engineering
Summer Nationals – Virginia
Motorsports Park
June 27-29: Superbike Showdown –
Rockingham Dragway
July 25-27: WPGC Bike Fest –
Maryland International Raceway
August 22-24: FuelTech Bike Bash
– Virginia Motorsports Park
October 3-5: DME Racing Fall
Nationals – Maryland
International Raceway
Prepare for a celebration that
merges the past, present, and
future of motorcycle drag racing
in a way that only XDA can
deliver. The return of
Rockingham Dragway is more than
just an event—it's the
rekindling of a legacy.
Orient Express Racing Pro Street
Champion – Rodney Williford
Winner - Rodney Williford /
Runner-up – Justin Shakir
ET Record – Rodney Williford
6.295
MPH Record – Justin Shakir
238.47
Rodney Williford just can’t be
stopped in Orient Express Racing
Pro Street. The reigning
champion did it again, putting
on an explosive show that left
the entire class speechless.
Friday night qualifying started
rough for Williford, as he
struggled off the line and
didn’t even qualify. Mark
Rendeluk grabbed the spotlight,
taking the number one qualifying
spot with a 6.457. In round two,
Williford found his groove,
running a 6.582 to secure the
number eight spot, while Justin
Shakir laid down an impressive
6.498 to grab the second spot.
In the third round of
qualifying, Jason Dunigan stole
the top spot from his teammate
with a blistering 6.411.
Meanwhile, Williford aborted his
pass right off the line, staying
in the eighth position heading
into eliminations. With a bump
spot of 6.732, this was
officially the fastest Pro
Street field in history.
Heading into eliminations,
Dunigan trailed Williford by 37
points. Since Rodney qualified
eighth, the stage was set for a
potential second-round meeting,
rather than a final showdown
like their previous two races
where Dunigan had taken the win
over Williford.
Round one saw an impressive
display of power across the
board: Williford ran a 6.443,
Rendeluk 6.502, Dunigan 6.506,
Gaige Herrera 6.519, Greg
Wallace 6.528, Tony Ficher
6.560, and Justin Shakir a
6.567.
But in round two, Williford’s
bike came alive like never
before. He broke the ET record,
laying down a stunning 6.343 at
236.55 MPH to defeat Dunigan and
crush his championship dreams.
Wallace took out Herrera with a
remarkable 6.429, Bonitatis
advanced when Rendeluk
red-lighted, and Shakir knocked
out Ficher with a record MPH run
of 238.47 at 6.409.
In the Semi-final Williford
finally unleashed what he has
been holding back for years and
put a 6.295 at 241.32 on the
board to bring the class to
their knees. It was stunned
silence when the number went up
on the board — it was one of the
most mind-blowing runs in Pro
Street history. Williford really
put on a show this weekend going
from being qualified eighth to a
6.295, it’s just unbelievable
how the odds can change in this
class. Shakir also delivered,
taking a win over Bonitatis with
a 6.422 at 236.26 MPH to land in
his first final since 2022.
The final was set, and the crowd
was buzzing. Could Shakir's
bike, known for throwing down
big numbers, match up with
Williford’s newfound power? When
the lights dropped, Shakir took
the starting line advantage with
a .053 reaction to Williford’s
.077. But that slim edge wasn’t
enough to overcome the sheer
force of the Williford
powerplant. Rodney blazed to a
6.355 at 237.38 MPH for the win,
while Shakir’s valiant 6.389 at
233.72 MPH effort just wasn’t
enough.
It was an incredibly thrilling
end to the season, but the top
ten XDA Pro Street racers are
already shifting focus to the
$5,000 bonus race, set for
October 30 – November 3, 2024.
The 28th annual Haltech World
Cup Finals Import vs. Domestic
presented by Wiseco event at
Maryland International Raceway
will host the seventh annual Pro
Street Shootout, sponsored by
Platinum General Services.
This is set to be the largest
Pro Street race ever, with over
50,000 fans expected to attend.
Ten racers will fight for their
spot, but only eight will
advance to Sunday’s showdown.
The ten racers gunning for the
eight-bike field are Rodney
Williford, Jason Dunigan, Mark
Rendeluk, Justin Shakir, Tony
Ficher, Darion Payne, Ryan
Bonitatis, Greg Wallace, Jamie
Lopes, and Ricky Wood. However,
Wallace and Payne both have
prior family engagements that
weekend, which opens the door
for Jayson Geerman and Kenny
Brewer to step in and take their
spots.
DME Racing Real Street
Champion - David Fondon
Winner - Dystany Spurlock /
Runner-up David Fondon
ET Record - Dystany Spurlock
7.327
DME Racing Real Street delivered
another drama-packed event,
keeping fans on the edge of
their seats with every round! In
a surprising twist, Andy Simon,
who reset the class ET and MPH
record at the previous race,
shockingly didn’t even qualify
for this event. Meanwhile,
Dystany Spurlock electrified the
track, seizing the top
qualifying spot for the second
time this season with a
scorching 7.364 and transforming
into an unstoppable force on
Sunday.
Spurlock powered through her
competition, taking out George
Cross, Caleb Holt, and Courtlan
Whiting, on her way to her third
final of the season. Though she
had yet to capture a Real Street
victory, her blazing 7.360 in
the semi-final left no doubt—she
was hungry for a win! On the
other side of the lane stood the
class points leader, David
Fondon, who had already secured
two victories this season but
hadn’t made a final since.
Fondon, who qualified second
with a solid 7.456, was just as
determined to end his season on
a high note.
When the lights dropped in the
final, Fondon grabbed the early
advantage with a .023 reaction
to Spurlock’s .086. He held a
bike-length lead until they
approached the eighth mile, but
Spurlock wasn't backing down.
With a breathtaking charge, she
closed the gap, flew past Fondon,
and lit up the win light to
score her first-ever DME Racing
Real Street victory!
Though Fondon didn’t win this
battle, he still claimed the
war, securing the championship
by 76 points.
MaxxECU Pro Xtreme
Champion – Dale Leeks
Winner – Brunson Grothus /
Runner-up – Chris Cutsinger
Congratulations to Dale Leeks on
capturing his first MaxxECU Pro
Xtreme Championship! Leeks
started the season with
back-to-back wins, securing a
commanding lead that his
competitors struggled to close
all year long. By season’s end,
he held a 76-point advantage
over runner-up Chris Cutsinger,
the 2023 class champion.
Leeks set the pace in
qualifying, taking the number
one spot with a blistering
3.953, the only three-second
pass in the qualifying rounds.
This weekend saw the largest
turnout of the season with 14
bikes competing, and Leeks was
determined to cap off his
championship year with another
victory. However, standing in
his way was the returning
Brunson Grothus.
Grothus made a memorable
appearance at last year’s final
race, taking the win like it was
second nature. This season, it
felt like déjà vu as Grothus
once again advanced to the final
round, facing off against
Cutsinger.
Grothus earned his place in the
final by defeating Thomas Gunn,
John Collins, and Dale Leeks in
the semi-final, clinching a
holeshot victory with a 3.997
run to Leeks' quicker 3.971.
Cutsinger, meanwhile, took out
Gerry Hunt, Terry Schweigert,
and Brayden Davis to set up yet
another showdown with Grothus.
In the final, both riders rolled
into the beams focused and ready
for battle. Grothus grabbed the
starting line advantage with a
.034 reaction time to
Cutsinger’s .040. Though
Cutsinger was close, he couldn't
catch Grothus before the finish
line, as the win light came on
with Grothus running a 4.010 to
Cutsinger’s 4.101.
MaxxECU Pro Xtreme is presented
by Billy Vose Racing, Fast by
Gast, Dunigan Racing, DME
Racing, Grothus Dragbikes,
Harley Haul, Rob Bush
Motorsports, Robinson
Industries, Schnitz Racing,
Timblin Chassis, and Worldwide
Bearings.
HTP Performance Super Stock
Champion – Jeremy Teasley
Winner – Jeremy Teasley /
Runner-up – Tim Cotrell
HTP Performance Super Stock was
dominated by Jeremy Teasley this
season as he secured the
championship with a staggering
229-point lead over runner-up
Mike Davis. Teasley had a
flawless year, winning at every
event on his Kawasaki ZX-14. For
the final event of the season,
Teasley decided to enter Brock
Davidson’s Gen3 Suzuki Hayabusa
into the class to help with the
bike’s testing.
With the championship already
locked up, the outcome of the
race wouldn’t affect Teasley’s
title. The Super Stock class has
long been dominated by Kawasaki,
and the new Gen3 Hayabusa,
restricted by tight regulations,
has posed significant tuning
challenges. Brock Davidson, a
Hayabusa expert who built his
business around solving
performance issues, saw an
opportunity. And with Teasley,
one of the best in the game at
providing performance feedback,
it made sense to have him ride
the Hayabusa for testing.
What began as Thursday testing
quickly turned competitive, with
Teasley qualifying second in the
class, running an impressive
8.759 in round one, the wins
kept coming on Sunday,
propelling the Hayabusa into the
final round.
Earlier this year at the
Superbike Showdown, Patrick
Cooper reached the finals on his
Gen3 Hayabusa but couldn’t
overcome Teasley on his ZX-14.
This time, in the final, Teasley
faced Tim Cottrell, a familiar
name in the HTP Performance
Super Stock Winner’s Circle.
Unfortunately for Cottrell, a
-.014 red light ended his hopes
for victory, giving the Gen3
Hayabusa its first-ever win in
the Super Stock class and
marking a significant step
forward for the Gen3 Hayabusa.
With these results, one question
remains: Will we see a shift in
the Kawasaki-Suzuki rivalry next
year?
Booted Bulls
Champion - Frankie Stotz
Winner – Derek Sobiech / Night
Stalker
Runner-up – Frankie Stotz /
Reddi-Wip
This season, Derek Sobiech and
Frankie Stotz went head-to-head
in the finals four times. Stotz
had dominated the first three
showdowns, but this past
weekend, Sobiech and his beast
‘Night Stalker’ finally flipped
the script.
In the final round, Stotz left
the tree like he was moving in
slow-mo, while Sobiech shot down
the track like a missile,
lighting up the win light and
bringing his crew straight to
the winner's circle. It was the
perfect way to close out the
season—and an even better
birthday gift for his daughter
Ryker, who celebrated her 10th
birthday right there with him.
Big props to Frankie Stotz for
locking down the 2024 season
championship on his ride, ‘Reddi-Wip.’
Nitrous Bulls
Champion - Antonio Patton
Winner – David Fondon / High
Roller
Runner-up – Ray Lee / Hell on
Wheels
Big shoutout to Antonio Patton
for locking down his first XDA
Nitrous Bull championship!
Patton, riding the beast known
as ‘Big Dirty,’ had a season to
remember with two final-round
showdowns and a clutch win.
Patton snagged the championship
by a tight 13 points over David
Fondon, who entered the class
mid-season and straight up
dominated the last two events
heading into the DME Racing Fall
Nationals. Fondon, piloting
‘High Roller,’ took down heavy
hitters like Jeremy Teasley on
‘American Express’ and Malcolm
Phillips on ‘Jinx’ before lining
up against Ray Lee in the final.
Lee, riding Ehren Litten’s ‘Hell
on Wheels,’ had a killer weekend
too, knocking out Patton and
Desmond Spaulding on ‘Mob Ties’
to reach the final round.
In the final, as soon as the
lights dropped, Lee was fighting
a wheelie right off the line,
and Fondon didn’t hesitate.
‘High Roller’ shot down the
track like a bullet, straight as
an arrow, and bagged the win.
3 Sixty 5 Monster Bulls
Champion - James "Crow" Teasley
Winner – Billy Ammons / Full
Coverage
Runner-up – James Teasley /
Unhinged
Crow Teasley on ‘Unhinged’ had a
fantastic year seeing the final
round at every event he attended
and earning a win this season.
Teasley won the championship by
thirty-seven points over Brandon
Tyree who finished number two.
Teasley took out Mike Burkhart,
Josh Eubanks, and had an earned
bye on his way to the final
against Billy Ammons on ‘Full
Coverage’. The DME Racing Fall
Nationals was the first event of
the season for Ammons who came
out and dominated Monster Bulls.
Ammons pulled the by for round
one and went on to win against
John James, and Howard Gerken to
meet he points leader in the
final.
In the final ‘Unhinged’ spun off
the line and Ammons didn’t give
Teasley an chance to recover as
he made a smart quick move down
the track to take the win.
Tommie's Motorsports DMV Bulls
Champion - Nick Hamlet
Winner – Dez Cue / Tip-Toe
Runner-up – Desmond Spaulding /
NWA
Big congrats to Nick Hamlet for
locking down the 2024 Tommie's
Motorsports DMV Bulls
Championship! Hamlet showed out
this season, making it to three
finals and snagging a win.
During the weekend eliminations,
though, he got taken out in
round two by Desmond Spaulding
on ‘NWA.’ Spaulding kept it
rolling, landing himself in the
finals where he faced off with
Dez Cue on ‘Tip-Toe.’
Spaulding, the 2023 class champ,
kicked off the season with a
win, but it was Cue who came
through clutch at the end,
taking the final win of the
season and securing the number
two spot in points. Spaulding
wrapped up his season in third.
All Motor Bulls
Champion - La Payne
Winner – Jaques Gaskins / Cranky
Runner-up – La Payne / Dark
Knight
La Payne ruled the All Motor
Bulls class this season, tearing
up the track with three final
round appearances and two big
wins, earning him the 2024
Championship on his ride, ‘Dark
Night.’ Payne was straight-up on
a mission, looking to close out
the season with another win, but
things took a wild turn when he
faced Jaques Gaskins on ‘Cranky’
in the final showdown.
Under the cover of night,
Payne’s ‘Dark Night’ was flying
high, ready to lock down one
more victory, but Gaskins had
other plans. When the lights
dropped, ‘Cranky’ came out
blazing, and Gaskins made it
clear he was there for one
thing—the win. Payne gave it
everything he had, but the ‘Dark
Night’ couldn’t keep up as
Gaskins soared past him to claim
the victory.
Looks like ‘Dark Night’ might
need to get some flying lessons
in the off-season because
Gaskins left him grounded,
taking the win and putting
everyone on notice.
Vance & Hines 4.60
Champion - Ronald Procopio
Winner – Ronald Procopio /
Runner-up – Michael Ostrowski
Ronald Procopio secured his
fifth consecutive Vance & Hines
4.60 Championship this season,
dominating the field with a
102-point lead over runner-up
Mac McAdams.
Heading into the DME Racing Fall
Nationals, Procopio had yet to
secure an event win this season.
However, the finals took on a
different tone. He kicked off
the first round with a win over
Shawn Rainey, cutting a perfect
.000 light. From there, Procopio
was unstoppable, consistently
winning on the tree with
superior reaction times
throughout each round. In the
final, he faced off against
Michael Ostrowski, who had also
been dominating the field with
impressive reaction times.
The final showdown was poised to
be a clash of titans, but
Ostrowski pushed too hard and
fouled out with a -.005 red
light, handing Procopio the win
and capping off another
championship season.
1 Stop Speed 5.60
Champion – Dustin Lee
Winner – Rico Brown / Runner-up
– Shayne Proctor
Dustin Lee has reclaimed the 1
Stop Speed 5.60 Index
Championship! After holding the
title for three consecutive
years, Duane Jackson snatched it
away last season. But this year,
Lee fought back and secured the
championship by a margin of 30
points over runner-up Jimmie
Miller.
Both Lee and Miller reached the
semi-finals in the final weekend
of competition but were stopped
in their tracks. Rico Brown took
out Lee with a holeshot victory,
while Shayne Proctor narrowly
defeated Miller in a thrillingly
close race.
In the final, Brown once again
seized the starting line
advantage with a .040 reaction
time over Proctor’s .063. As the
eighth-mile race came to a fast
and intense conclusion, Proctor,
determined to take the win,
pushed too hard and broke out,
running a 5.586, giving Brown
the victory with his 5.603 pass.
Mickey Thompson Tires Top
Sportsman
Champion – Jeffery Santin
Winner – Jimmie Miller III /
Runner-up – Logan Mathias
In Mickey Thompson Tires Top
Sportsman, Jeffery Santin took
wins this season and accumulated
enough points to win the
championship by eighty-two
points over Gary Clontz who came
in second.
Jimmie Miller who was the 2022
class champion finished the year
strong taking a win over Logan
Mathias in the finals. Mathias
dialed a 7.97 and Miller a 7.95
making it another close heads up
style race to the finish line.
Miller had the quicker reaction
with .030 over Mathias’s .082
light. The round was exciting as
these two looked to be heading
photo finish. Mathias ran dead
on his dial with a 7.976 but
Miller’s reaction got him the
win with 8.004 run crossing the
finish line just inches in front
of Mathias.
VooDoo Components Bike Bash
Winner – Tim Dudley
Runner-up – Nick Christmas
The VooDoo Components Bike Bash
is one of the most anticipated
Saturday bonus races for
sportsman racers, consistently
attracting over a hundred
competitors. With eight grueling
rounds to survive, it’s a true
test of skill, focus, and
consistency on the track. In
July, Nick Christmas claimed the
victory and worked his way into
another final round, this time
squaring off against Tim Dudley.
Dudley, dialed at 8.71, came out
strong with a blazing .008
reaction time, gaining an early
advantage. Christmas, dialed at
9.07, was first off the line but
couldn't quite match Dudley's
sharp reaction, clocking a .045
light. Although Christmas ran
closer to his dial with a 9.087,
Dudley’s edge at the starting
line made all the difference, as
he took the win light with an
8.750 to finish first across the
stripe.
MPS Racing Pro ET
Champion – Jeffery Santin
Winner – Paul Phillips /
Runner-up – Mike Schulz
Jeffery Santin has reclaimed the
MPS Racing Pro ET Championship,
bringing the title back home
after previously holding it in
2020. While Dustin Lee dominated
the last two years, this season
belonged to Santin, who secured
the championship with a
commanding 100-point lead over
second-place finisher Logan
Mathias.
In the semi-finals, Santin faced
off against the formidable Mike
Schulz, who was fresh off a
victory at the last event and
hungry for back-to-back wins.
Schulz’s momentum carried him
past Santin, setting up a
final-round showdown with Paul
Phillips. Despite having only
attended two prior events this
season, Phillips was on a tear,
taking down seven rounds of
tough competition to reach the
final.
In the final round, Schulz
dialed an 8.52 and Phillips an
8.60, setting up a near heads-up
battle. Phillips launched with a
sharp .012 reaction time, edging
out Schulz’s .040. As they
charged toward the finish line,
Phillips' starting line
advantage proved decisive, as he
clocked an 8.628 to claim
victory over Schulz’s dead-on
8.525.
Brock's Performance Street ET
Champion – Nick Hamlett
Winner – Nick Hamlett /
Runner-up – Khalil Johnson
Congratulations to Nick Hamlett
for capturing the 2024 Brock's
Performance Street ET
Championship! Hamlett’s victory
in the event secured his
championship win by a narrow
margin of eleven points. On
Sunday, Nick powered through six
rounds of competition to meet
Khalil Johnson in the final.
However, Johnson’s hopes were
dashed when he red-lit at the
tree, handing Hamlett the event
win and capping off a remarkable
season in commanding fashion.
Hard Times Parts & Service
Gambler’s Race
Friday mornings at XDA are a
scramble as riders rush to
secure their spot for the Hard
Times Parts & Service Gambler’s
Race, where only sixty-two
competitors can battle it out
for the first payday of the
weekend. It’s an intense,
cutthroat competition under the
Friday night lights, and this
time, Andre Roche and Duane
Jackson found themselves in
their first Friday night final
of the season.
Jackson, with a slower dial of
8.71, launched first with a
solid .063 reaction time. Roche,
dialed at a quicker 8.44,
followed with a blistering .001
reaction time, wasting no time
in chasing Jackson down. As they
tore down the track, both racers
were neck and neck, running
dead-on their dials—Jackson with
an 8.711 and Roche with an
8.445. But it was Roche’s
razor-sharp reaction time that
made the difference, allowing
him to edge out Jackson and
light up the win light.
ATV Shootout
In the ATV Shootout, Tevon
Huntley and Jayden Muchmore
battled their way through four
tough competitors to earn their
spots in the final showdown.
When the lights dropped,
Muchmore grabbed the starting
line advantage with a solid .049
reaction time, while Huntley
followed with a slower .188. But
Huntley wasn’t done yet—his
machine had the power to make up
the difference, and he surged
ahead, crossing the finish line
first with a 4.851 at 138.67
mph, leaving Muchmore behind
with a 5.157.
A big congratulations to all the
racers, champions,
record-breakers, and winners
from this season's events! We
also want to extend heartfelt
thanks to the friends and
families who came out to support
them This season was
particularly tough with the loss
of Chris Miller, but your energy
and encouragement helped make a
challenging time more bearable.
We thank you and we look forward
to having your continued support
in 2025 as the series grows and
evolves.
Don't miss out on the thrill and
excitement of the fastest and
quickest motorcycle drag racing
sanction in the country. Mark
XDA on your 2025 calendar today!
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About XDA Racing
The Xtreme Dragbike Association
(XDA) is an east coast
motorcycle drag racing series
with 600+ motorcycle racers
competing at each event. Every
XDA event hosts professional
classes, sportsman classes,
grudge racing, and a vendor
midway. Lifestyle activities
such as bike shows, bikini
contests, DJs, and live bands
are also held at select events.
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