In 2010, CompetitionPlus.com's Bobby Bennett penned a three-part series about the early years of the IHRA's Mountain Motor Pro Stock division. This time his focus is on the Pro Modified division, which turned 20 the same year.

In 2010, CompetitionPlus.com's Bobby Bennett penned a three-part series about the early years of the IHRA's Mountain Motor Pro Stock division. This time his focus is on the Pro Modified division, which turned 20 the same year.

Here's an excerpt from this informative series.

If you’re a Pro Modified fan, March 10 is your Independence Day.

On a Saturday afternoon in 1990, within the small racing hamlet of Darlington, SC., a group of doorslammer racers declared their independence from Top Sportsman eliminator and became the first true professional addition to the drag racing fraternity since 1969 when Jim Tice’s AHRA introduced Pro Stock.

This time it was the IHRA’s opportunity to be the first to introduce a professional eliminator that it had developed and nurtured within the sportsman ranks, and after nine years of weaning was ready to leave the nest and stand on its own.

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