RT Promotions

We want to welcome back Carburetor Craig's HOTROD ENGINEERING to partner up with RT Promotions New Year's Nationals. Last year they graciously painted a custom helmet for one lucky racer. And this year he's doing it again. We will select the best appearing car on Saturday morning and that racer will get a helmet they supply, or can purchase from Craig custom painted the colors and design of their choice. Thank you for supporting our events, and our racers time and time again!

We want to get the word out once more before any pre mature pre entries open up and someone misses out on the OG New Years event. The New Years Nationals, brought to you by Gaspar Body & Paint LLC . This will be your official notice our complete flyer will be out shortly we're just wrapping up a few loose ends with sponsor placement and official rules but here is the "need to know" info for everyone to see.

Where: Gainesville Raceway

When: Dec 30th-Jan 2nd (we elected to move the start date to one day earlier to allow families a travel day to get home Sunday and also it's much more common to get out of work between Christmas and New Years than it is to take the 1st Monday back to work off.) Its our hope this helps with any difficult travel plans 🙏

How to enter: Go to dragracefl.com on Nov 2nd at noon and pre enter. There will only be 42 no box spots available and 200 Super Pro spots available. Pre entry will be $150 and the remaining $300 is due at the gate. If you use a credit card to pay, there will be a 3% convenience charge, however you will have the option to zelle, or PayPal friends and family for no additional cost. If you choose to double, you will need to pay for two pre entries. You cannot double in no box. You can double in Super Pro, or one in each. JUNIORS DO NOT NEED TO PRE ENTER!! Pay at the gate is perfect for junior racers!

Payout: We raised the winners purse to 12k per day in super pro, no box side will pay $1000 per day bonus before joining the box racers on the ladder. Juniors will pay 2k per day to win. Round money in all three classes start with 3rd Rd wins. There is also a $200 bonus to the last 6-9 yr old in competition each day thanks to Marco Lopez and JrX.

Schedule of events:
Wednesday Dec 30th early parking, Test and Tune $40 per car from 10am-4pm.

Junior age out shootout starts at 5pm

64 car high rollers shootout will also start at 5 pm $300 entry $7500 to win, $2000 run, $1000 semis, $500 1/4s. NO BUY BACKS (because it's a shootout, duh)

Pit vehicle race will start approximately 830 pm. $20 entry, doubles allowed, no buy backs, $500 win $200 ru.

Thursday Dec 31st 9am 1 time run starting with no box, box door cars, than dragsters followed by juniors. Eliminations to follow immediately after.

Friday Jan 1st: 9am 1st rd starting with no box.

We will have our Racers appreciation dinner and after party starting at approximately 7pm under the gazebo. Dinner is sponsored by Right Trailer Sales Inc and the after party will be brought to you by Bouldry Racing!!

We should be able to wrap up eliminations around 8pm.

If we look to be on schedule we will have another pit vehicle race, this time with a $50 entry with a $20 bb paying $1000 to win, $300 ru and $100 semi.

Saturday Jan 2nd: at 830 a.m. we will have RFC chapel service on the 3rd floor of the tower to repent for everything we did wrong the night before 🙏.

The junior age out ceremony (the last ride) will be held under the gazebo at 9:15 am.

Racing will start promptly at 10 am (so some can sleep in from the night before) with no box out first. This will wrap up our third and final 12k champion of the weekend! And give everyone time to get home Sunday to pay for it all on Monday!!

This event has been viewed as "A Disney event" and "A circus" by a few popular big money racers over the years. It's never been an insult to me, I've always viewed this event as a family race. One that the entire family can attend and compete at. It's affordable, and it's fun. After all Disney is "the funnest place on Earth" so I guess it's a compliment to be "the funnest race on Earth" If this seems like an event you'd like to attend and compete at, we can't wait to see you there! Thank you to everyone who supports us year in and year out. We truly think this year will be the best year yet, with the limited car count, and a fantastic facility, no curfew and the best crew in the state this is going to be EPIC!!

One last thank you to our sponsors. We have done partnerships with most of these companies our entire 12 year stretch. We appreciate everything you do, and please if your in the market for anything one of these companies offer please reach out to the companies that support the racers and the sport!

Gaspar Body and Paint
Right Trailer Sales
CPS Torque Converters and Transmissions
Scorpion Racing
Wes May Race Carbs
K&R Performance
Thorton Motorsports
G.R.E.
SQR
BTE Racing
Drag Race Solutions
Champs Performance
JrX
Rhetts Country Market
Easy Life Motorsports
Space Coast Speed and Custom
Bouldry Family Racing

Drag Race FL

Here is the OFFICIAL post where we want you to give us your aging out junior drivers names and car numbers for New Years Nationals. Again, there is NO CAP on junior racers, and this is only for those drivers aging out that want to be apart of the aging out ceremony (The Last Ride) and our Last Ride Shootout that will be held on the first night.

I usually post the "particulars" by July 1st so I apologize for being a little late. But here are answers to the FAQ about the up coming RT PROMOTIONS events.

Fall Brawl will be held at Gainesville Raceway on Nov 12th-15th. The race is capped at 300 Super Pro 42 No Box and 16 juniors. Pre entry opens Monday Sept 7th at noon EDT. Thursday the 12th will be a Test and Tune and 5k gamblers race, Friday and Sunday will pay 25k per day to win, with Saturday paying 50k. No box winner will get a 1500 bonus Fri/Sun and 3000 bonus on Saturday before joining the remaining Super Pro racers. Juniors will race for 1000 each day.

Gainesville Raceway will also host this year's New Year's Nationals Dec 30th-Jan 2nd. This event will also be capped for the first time ever. We're doing this because we have learned that this time of year regardless where you hold a drag race cold/wet weather (even fog) can play a role in the outcome so we feel in order to give our customers the best event, and most for their dollar managing the car count is how you do it. Unfortunately this will require a pre entry also. We are only taking 200 Super Pro racers, 42 No Box and we will not limit juniors. So there is no pre entry required for them. We normally see 80-100 juniors which will total about 350 racers total, and makes the event totally manageable . I believe this event was built around family and I want it to stay that way. Junior dragster racing is the next generation and I want them to be able to enjoy the new year doing what they love surrounded by family. We've also increased the Super pro/no box payout by 2k a day now paying 12000 to win per day. So yea we're taking less racers and paying more money!! The no box winner will also get $1000 per day bonus before falling in with the remaining Super Pro contestants. Pre entry for the New Years Nationals opens Monday November 2nd at noon EDT.

I will have further details on how you can pre enter, and updates on sponsors etc in the up coming weeks along with complete event flyers. I will also make a different post where "age out" junior racers can give me their info for our age out ceremony at New Years. This post was to inform everyone of dates, format and payout so they could start to plan accordingly. Thank you to everyone that chooses RT Promotions events.

I guess tonight is as good of night as any to talk about New Years Nationals since everyone is so fired up. 8pm EDT on my personal page LIVE. I hope my fans can watch along with my friends ❤️.

Tabor, Foley, Peek, Wanamaker, Troupe, Earwood, and Adkins II score victories at 11th Annual New Year Nationals presented by Gaspar Body & Paint LLC!

After three great days of racing, the 11th Annual New Year Nationals presented by Gaspar Body and Paint wrapped up on Monday afternoon, crowning winners in Box, No-Box and Junior Dragster at Bradenton Motorsports Park.

The New Year Nationals annually marks the last chance for hundreds of racers to get some racing in on a calendar year, but also, the final shot for Junior Dragster racers that are aging out of eligibility.

The racing got started with Christmas music still dancing in some people’s minds, as the gates swung open on December 26th for test and tune runs. RT Promotions added a bonus race, a no-cost Junior Dragster Final Ride Shootout for the 32 drivers aging out after the event. Luke Tabor would survive four rounds of competition to battle Kade Renoll in the fifth and final round, and Tabor took the win, $1000, and a unique grandfather clock for his efforts.

The landscape changed a bit on the Box and No-Box racing for the New Year Nationals in 2025, as No-Box became a part of the Box class, but as a 42-car max field. They would run separate, with the winner receiving a bonus $1000 in payout before joining the Box class in round seven.

Right Trailers Saturday action found Curtis Peek taking the win in the No-Box category over Maryland racer James Paylor, joining the Box side of the racing action for $10K to win in round seven. Peek wheeled the GMC pick-up to a win over Edwin Garcia to earn his final round slot to face Joe Foley, who dispatched the final dragster of the day in Ricky Whiting.

Peek and Foley would stage up an all-door car final, with the red-hot Joe Foley racing in his fifth final round in five weeks. Ruby would notch the final win light, using a better reaction time and a .03-above 6.01 pass, while Peek fell short with a .05-above 6.49 pass. Foley earned $10,000 and a grandfather clock for his fourth win in five weeks’ time, closing out a solid 2025 season.

The Right Trailers Saturday Junior Dragster final found Alayna Carden staging up with Kenzie Wanamaker in the title round. Carden would get the maximum number of runs on her aging out Saturday racing action, but in the final, she turned on the red light, giving Wanamaker the easy win.

With a change in curfew and fog plaguing the event, the call was made on Saturday to combine the Scorpion Racing Products Sunday and W.L. Black and Associates Monday racing action, giving Box racer a shot at $20K to win, No-Box a $2K bonus for winning, and a top prize of $4K for Junior Dragster competitors.

James Paylor entered his second No-Box final of the event, hoping to earn the final win light. But the Camaro would be denied in a double break out final by Jackson Earwood, who was closer to his dial in by 21 thousandths of-a-second. Earwood was also keeping an entry alive on the Box side, and he advanced both to the ladder round in round seven.

Earwood got the semifinal round bye run to move to the Scorpion Racing Products / W.L. Black and Associates final round, while the lone pairing would be Junior Bunner and Robbie Troupe. Bunner was trying to lock out the final dragster, but Troupe would advance to the final with a 5-pack run. The final round would be over before Troupe left the starting line, as Earwood red lit away his chances, giving Troupe his first-ever race win, the $20,000 payout and a pair of grandfather clocks, which Troupe split up to give a clock to Earwood for his efforts.

The Scorpion Racing Products / W.L. Black and Associates Junior Dragster final would be Hannah Thompson’s last ride in a Junior Dragster, staging opposite Brian Adkins II for $4K to the winner. This time, both competitors keep the green lights on, with just six thousandths separating the two on reaction times, and a close double break out result found Adkins II getting the win by a scant two thousandths of-a-second!

A huge thank you to our sponsors that made this event possible:
Gasper Body & Paint Inc.
Right Trailers
Scorpion Racing Products
W.L. Black and Associates Environmental Services
McMaster Lawn & Pest Services
Thorton Motorsports
GRE Signs
Space Coast Speed and Custom
Ken Grant Snap-On
Junior X Driving School
Chassis Engineering
Easy Life Motorsports
FTI Performance
South Florida Choppers
Plattinum Products
SRQ Plumbing
Rhett's Country Market
D2 Racing
May Race Carbs
Briggs Auto Sales
Champ's Performance Parts
Drag Race Solutions

Thanks to Bradenton Motorsports Park and their crew.
Thanks to the RT Promotions crew.
Thanks to Motormaniatv for live streaming all the racing action!

We’ll have news on the 12th Annual New Year Nationals in the coming months.
Hope everyone had a safe drive / tow home, and a Happy New Year! We thank you for your support, and have a great 2026!!!

Schedule adjustment for the rest of the weekend. Unfortunately it was brought to our attention tonight that Bradenton now has a hard curfew of 11pm. Had I known I wouldve adjusted the schedule accordingly. I apologize and take full responsibility. But we're here, so my only call I can make is to combine the Sun/Mon race to 20k for Box/No Box with a 3k bonus and 4k for juniors. I truly apologize for any inconvenience, and I hope everyone still enjoys their time and the event.

Make sure you get the 2025 NYN swag!!!

A few more FAQ

Q- Will Tech cards be sold at the gate, or at racer registration?
A- in order to keep things moving along tech cards will be sold at racer registration, you can get them after you get inside and get set up. The only thing sold at the gate will be crew and spectators

Q-If paying by check, who do I make check out to?
A- Please make all checks payable to Bradenton Motorsports Park

Q-Will race fuel be available at the track?
A- The track carries various VP fuels on site including 110, 112 and methanol

Q-When is the Age Out Shootout for juniors?
A-The age out shootout will follow the Friday Test and Tune. Brought to you by American Used Auto Parts

Q-When is the aging out ceremony?
A-The aging out ceremony will be held Monday Morning at approximately 8am. Brought to you by KG TOOLS

Gates will open 9am Friday morning for parking, Test and Tune will start at noon and will be called by class. No box, Door Car, Dragster, then junior dragster. We appreciate everyone traveling near and far to attend this race and hope to make it fun for all!

1-MMTV will be onsite live Sat-Mon thanks to Gaspar Body and Paint
2-Right Trailer Sales will feed everyone on Sunday night for the racers appreciation dinner
3-Laris Motorsports will have coffee and donuts from 730am-930am Sat-Mon
4- Gigantic fireworks display Saturday night brought to you by W.L. Black
5-Grandfather clocks rewarded to all main event winners in Box/No Box brought to you by J&J race engines, American Classic Builders, and Woods Family Racing respectively.