ADEL, GA (MARCH 24th, 2018) - Donald Long's Sweet 16 race at South Georgia Motorsports Park was an absolute barn-burner. Radial vs the World racers laid it all on the line for nine... that's right... nine rounds of qualifying. Almost every car on the track ran a personal best and world records changed hands many times!
Fan-favorite, DeWayne Mills and crew, had an outstanding performance at this race. In the third round of qualifying, Mills ran a 3.69 at 212mph to become the first to the 3.60s on radials! This run would sit him in the #6 qualifying spot.
In E1 vs Alex Laughlin, "Big Daddy" unloaded his best run of the event and low E.T. of the round, with a 3.66 at 213mph! He would move on to get a lucky E2 win over Stevie Jackson who red lit as Mills smoked the tires.
Mills also ran low E.T. of the round in E3, 3.73 at 211mph against Keith Haney. Unfortunately, Mills and crew weren't able to stop Mark Micke in the finals running a 4.07 to Micke's 3.72.
Congrats to DeWayne, Tim, Jamie, Josh, Tara, Kallee, and the rest of Mills Racing on the 1st to the 3.60s Milestone and runner-up performance!
Jason Harris completed his “Drive for Five” at the 2026 PDRA World Finals, winning the event and becoming the first five-time world champion in series history. His Proline-powered “Party Time” Camaro ran a 3.601 at 211.16 MPH in the final.
Ned Dunphy successfully defended his HOT ROD Drag Week Overall and Unlimited titles while setting a new drag-and-drive record with a 5.974 at 249.16 MPH in his Pro Line Racing-prepared, SMX-powered Dodge Viper.
Andres Arnover won his first FIA European Pro Modified Championship in 2026. Rain cut the Santa Pod finale short, leaving his season-long points lead intact.