Mills, Harris pick up finals win at PDRA World Finals

Vonnie Mills and Kyle Harris both visited the winners circle at the PDRA World Finals at Virginia Motorsports Park to close out PDRA’s 2024 season.

Photos from Gary Rowe.

NORTH DINWIDDIE, VA – Vonnie Mills and Kyle Harris conquered the PDRA World Finals at Virginia Motorsports Park to pick up the trophies in Elite Top Sportsman and Elite Top Dragster. PDRA finished out their 2024 on Sunday evening, crowning winners and world champions in each category.

Joining them in the winners circle were Travis Butler (TS), Nick Meloni (TD), Sofie Cooper (PJD), Griffin Davis (TJD), and Keith Dunkum Jr. (BB).

Read the race recap below for more!

PDRA World Finals

Elite Top Sportsman

Vonnie Mills defeated Bruce Thrift in the final round to pick up the trophy. Mills laid down a .004 total package to lock out Thrift, who was .052 up front. She was .003 and ran a 3.971 at 184 mph.

Thomas Brown and Tim Paap were the semi-finalists.

Elite Top Dragster

Kyle Harris defeated Frank Falter IV in the final round to head to the winner’s circle and pick up the 2024 World Championship. Just a coinflip apart on the tree, Harris gave the stripe up to Falter IV and ran a 3.799 at 194 mph on his 3.73 dial in. Falter broke out by .001 to settle for runner-up.

Linzie Coleman and Richie Allen were the semi-finalists.

Top Sportsman

Travis Butler defeated Vince Fourcade in the final round to pick up the trophy in Top Sportsman. Fourcade was -.003 on the tree to hand the easy win over to Butler. He was .010 up front and ran a 4.321 at 161 mph to be .011 total.

Ed Foley was the semi-finalist.

Top Dragster

Nick Meloni defeated Troy Williams in the final round to take home the trophy. Meloni had the starting line advantage, .010 to .019, and ran a 4.232 at 163 mph on his 4.23 dial-in. Meloni was .012 total to lock out Williams, who was no slouch and was .021 total behind him.

Michael Sullivan was the semi-finalist.

Pro Jr. Dragster

Sofie Cooper picked up the trophy after defeating Austin Abel in the final round. Cooper was lights out and laid down a .002 total package, .000 on the tree and a 7.902 at 82 mph, to lock out Abel.

Makinze Alexander and Ryleigh Nebel were the semi-finalists.

Top Jr. Dragster

Griffin Davis defeated Acelynn Christian in the final round to pick up the win. He was .103 up front and ran a 8.947 at 71 mph on his 8.90 dial-in.

James Beattie III and Jason Geryes were the semi-finalists.

Bracket Bash

Keith Dunkum Jr. defeated Al Moore in the final round to pick up the win. Moore was -.006 up front to give up the win to Dunkum, who was .062 on the tree and ran a 5.933 at 115 mph.

Mike Day was the semi-finalist.

An avid racer herself, Megan Strassweg, 28, sees her two worlds collide with DragChamp – journalism and drag racing. Megan resides in Evansville, IN, and she pilots a 2015 American Dragster in the NHRA North Central Division 3 Super Comp series, along with some local bracket racing on the side. Her passion for racing began early, having grown up at the racetrack, and she remains committed to the sport.

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