Pro Mod’s
Keith Haney Looks to Close 2021 Summit Racing Equipment
Mid-West Drag Racing Series Season in Style in Texas
FERRIS, Texas (Oct. 20, 2021) – After a tremendous second
half of the season, Keith Haney has a chance to put one
final exclamation point on his incredible finish to the 2021
season in the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing
Series presented by J&A Service.

After picking up an impressive Pro Mod victory at the second
race of the Osage Hotel Casino Throwdown in T-Town in Tulsa,
Haney can end the year with back-to-back wins at this
weekend’s MWDRS Xtreme Texas World Finals at Xtreme Raceway
Park in Ferris, Texas.
Haney has put together three final round appearances,
including one win, and a semifinal showing since August in
his nitrous-powered “Black Mamba” Camaro, and the veteran
remains in championship contention as well. It’s an outside
shot, as he sits 94 points behind Joey Oksas heading into
the last race, but even having a chance is a massive victory
for Haney and a tribute to the team’s performance over the
last two months.“It would be hard for me to win it, but it could happen,”
Haney said. “I feel like our preparation at our shop has
made a huge difference. The last four races, we’ve been
dominant. It’s been great and we’re coming to Texas with the
goal of qualifying No. 1 and winning from the No. 1 spot
again.”
That’s exactly what happened to close out the double-race
weekend in Tulsa, qualifying No. 1 and putting together a
run of 3.671-seconds at 207.37 mph in his Jerry Bickel Race
Cars Camaro backed by Summit Racing Equipment.
It took that kind of run and a solid reaction time for Haney
to get the win, a nod to the standout competition in the Pro
Mod class in the Mid-West Drag Racing Series. The nitrous
power from his Pat Musi Racing Engines-powered Camaro has
been impressive, and the tough competition also seems to
bring out the best in Haney.
“That’s how it is with this series. There’s just
unbelievable side-by-side racing,” Haney said. “I knew in
that final round I wasn’t going to mess up and we were on a
mission that weekend. It’s tough to win against these guys
and the competition is so tough, but we’ve had a good run
and hopefully, we can keep it going.”
It was Haney’s first win in the MWDRS since 2018 and now he
has a huge opportunity to really end his year with momentum.
Two straight wins and four final round showings over the
last five races would be a remarkable finish and give Haney
another huge boost going into the off-season. It’s taken a
total team effort to this point and Brandon Switzer has been
nearly flawless as the tuner. Combined, it’s led to the most
successful run in Haney’s career and he’s determined to try
to finish it off with a victory, which would be a fitting
thanks for the outstanding support he’s received this
season.
“It would be wonderful to finish off the year with a win,”
Haney said. “My wife, Misty, and my family, and all these
crew guys, they all spend a lot of time preparing for a
race. But when you’ve got a great family backbone and a
great crew, it makes a huge difference.
“I would love to win it for all of them. They’ve all devoted
themselves for years to this team and I appreciate every one
of them. Getting a win for them to close out the season
would be great.”
The first two rounds of qualifying take place at 6 and 8
p.m. on Friday, with the final round of qualifying starting
at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The first round of eliminations is
slated for 4 p.m. on Saturday at Xtreme Raceway Park.
ABOUT KEITH HANEY RACING
Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Keith Haney Racing (www.keithhaneyracing.com)
competes in the Summit Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS)
presented by J&A Service, select NHRA, PDRA and NMCA races
and one-off special events. Keith Haney Racing appreciates
the support of Summit Racing Equipment, Lucas Oil, Strange
Engineering, Pat Musi Racing Engines, Jerry Bickel Race
Cars, Kryptonite Kustomz, RacingJunk.com, Total Seal, MoTeC
Systems USA, Switzer Dynamics, Menscer Motorsports,
OkAutosDirect.com, Race Star Wheels, Stroud Safety,
Precision Racing Suspension, Tulsa Raceway Park, Callies and
UEM Pistons. |