Shakedown XXIII at M’Town: Pro Mod Field, Storylines, Schedule & Coverage

The FuelTech Radial Outlaws Racing Series and the Mid-West Drag Racing Series piled some of the meanest doorslammers in the country into U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Mich. for Shakedown XXIII at M’Town — three days of eighth-mile knife fights with the Stroud Safety Pro Mods headlining a 10-class card that includes Radial vs. The World, Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, X275, Ultra Street, X255, Gangster X, Top Sportsman, and Top Dragster. Twenty-six Pro Mods are chasing a 16-car field, and Kallee Mills drew first blood Thursday with a 3.5755 at 210.08 to top the opening qualifier. Saturday eliminations run under the lights with the whole show streaming live on FloRacing. This is your hub for the field, the brackets, the storylines, and every Drag Illustrated story filed from Martin.

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Event Facts

How to Watch on FloRacing

Every round of Shakedown at M’Town — qualifying Thursday and Friday, every elimination round Saturday — streams live on FloRacing.com. FloRacing is a Drag Illustrated partner and the home of every meaningful eighth-mile race in the country in 2026. Subscriptions get you the live feed plus on-demand archive. If you’re not at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in person, that’s the only screen worth watching this weekend.

Storylines to Watch

Mills sets the tone — and Thornton has more in the car

Kallee Mills opened with a .017 light and a 3.5755 at 210.08 — clean, on the chip, and the quickest pass of Q1. Jason Lee (3.5773) and Paul Gargus (3.5826) are right behind. But the speed leaderboard tells its own story: Ed Thornton snuck inside the 16 at the bump spot with a 3.6754 — and ran 218.77 mph doing it, the fastest trap speed in the field. If Thornton can convert that mph into ET, the Q1 leaderboard is going to look very different by the end of Friday. Watch Paige Coughlin (3.6033 / 211.57) and Jason Lee (3.5773 / 211.37) as the mph chasers between Mills and Thornton.

26 cars, 16 spots — bump-spot watch

Twenty-six Pro Mods showed up for sixteen spots, and the cars on the outside looking in after Q1 read like a who’s-who of small-tire/Pro Mod regulars: Craig Sullivan, Ryan Bush, Don Klooster, Keith Haney, Justin Swanstrom, Don Walsh Jr., Aaron Wells, Greg Blevins Jr., Jim Widener, and Jason Kalso. Q2 Thursday night and Q3/Q4 Friday will move the bump number, and Swanstrom — a regular top-half qualifier — sitting 21st after Q1 is the kind of starting point that ends in a Friday night statement run.

The MWDRS × Radial Outlaws mash-up

Donald Long’s FuelTech Radial Outlaws Racing Series running on the same weekend, at the same track, alongside the Mid-West Drag Racing Series Pro Mods is the kind of card that didn’t exist a few years ago. The MWDRS Stroud Safety Pro Mods bring the big-tire, blown-and-nitrous-fueled heavy artillery. The Radial Outlaws side delivers Radial vs. The World, Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, X275, and the rest of the small-tire ladder. Different rule books, different combinations, same starting line — and one Saturday night to settle it.

Stroud Safety Pro Mod — After Q1

Twenty-six cars entered. Sixteen will race Saturday. Q1 numbers below — bump spot through No. 16 marked in red. Source: AccuTime / U.S. 131 Motorsports Park. Updates after each session.

Pro Mod field bump spot will move with each session. Updated after Q2/Q3/Q4 and the Saturday morning final qualifier.

Classes in Action at Shakedown XXIII

Schedule

All times Eastern. Pro testing on the schedule Wednesday-Friday at $300/car.

Drag Illustrated Coverage

Drag Illustrated stories with Shakedown context — from MWDRS season-opener form lines to Radial Outlaws series news heading into Martin. This list grows as the weekend progresses.

• The WBS: Justin ‘Danger’ Nunley, Nooo Waaay Guy, Chevy Reeves, Billy The Kid, Keith Haney – The Wes Buck Show ahead of Shakedown weekend with key small-tire and Pro Mod voices.
• Mid-West Drag Racing Series Combines June and October Flying H Events Into One Double-Race – MWDRS calendar moves heading into and after Shakedown.
• Ellington, Chitty, Laughter, and Cunningham Claim Wins at MWDRS Season Opener in Tulsa – The form lines for the Pro Mods heading to Martin. Shawn Ellington is already in the Shakedown Q1 top 12.
• MWDRS Discontinues J&A Service Funny Car Class – The Pro Mods are now the headliner. Shakedown is the showcase.
• LaSala Walks Away: Snot Rocket Exits Radial Outlaws Over Mid-Season Rule Change – The Radial Outlaws season storyline that sets the table.
• “From the Outhouse to the Penthouse:” Keith Haney Discusses Impressive Showing at PDRA East Coast Nationals – Haney is in the Shakedown Pro Mod field, sitting on the outside after Q1.

Track Info

U.S. 131 Motorsports Park · 1249 14th St · Martin, MI 49070

One of the Midwest’s premier eighth-mile facilities and a long-running home of the Shakedown brand. Gates open 8 a.m. daily.

Pro Mod qualifying results sourced from AccuTime / U.S. 131 Motorsports Park. Live and on-demand video on FloRacing.

This story was originally published on May 28, 2026.

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