Jason Harris secured the 2024 WS Construction Pro Boost world championship at the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series, marking his second consecutive title in the class and fourth overall in the series. With this achievement, he joins an elite group of four drivers with four championships in the PDRA’s 11-year history.
“That was a very stressful weekend,” Harris said about his PDRA Finals weekend. “We came into the weekend only two rounds up. Steding and Tutterow, they’re such a tough team. Everything had to go our way. We had some mishaps here and there. We qualified good. Right now, you can’t ask for anything better. Three in a row race wins. I’ve got one bad tuner, Brandon Stroud. Everything just worked out great for us. We struggled a little bit the last couple of rounds. The car pulled me out when it needed to and I pulled the car out when I needed to. That’s how you win races.”
Harris began the season with a runner-up finish to fellow two-time champion Todd Tutterow at the East Coast Nationals. After experiencing three first-round exits, he won the Summit Racing Equipment PDRA ProStars all-star race in July, which became a turning point in his season.
Driving the ProCharged Southern Diamond Company “Party Time” ’69 Camaro, Harris reached the final at the U.S. 131 Northern Nationals and then won the Thunder Valley Throwdown and DragWars, taking over the points lead. He clinched the championship when Kurt Steding lost in the second round of the Brian Olson Memorial World Finals, where Harris secured his third consecutive victory.
Harris is now the fourth driver to win four world championships in the PDRA, previously capturing the Pro Nitrous title in 2014 and 2018. Other drivers with four titles include Jim Halsey, Travis Davis, and Johnny Pluchino.
“It means a lot to me to join that list,” Harris said. “Back-to-back is something in itself, but to win two in one class, two in another, it’s just surreal. Pro Boost is probably one of the hardest classes to win in.”
Harris dedicated his championship to those who supported him throughout his career, particularly the late Harold Denton, who originally carried the “Party Time” name.
“This one’s for Harold Denton,” Harris said, also acknowledging his partners and sponsors, including Southern Diamond Company and ProLine Racing. “The ‘Party Time’ legacy is going to live on as long as I’ve got it on my car.”
He praised his family-based team for their support during the season.
“You win as a team and lose as a driver,” Harris said. “It takes a family effort. This is not just me going out here; it takes all of us putting time and money together.”
Steding, the runner-up in the championship, scored one victory this season and lost in the first round only once. Tutterow won two of the first three races but faced challenges that hindered his overall points finish.
The Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series will honor its 2024 world champions at the annual PDRA Championship Awards Banquet on December 13 in Indianapolis.
