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Mason McGaha will do double duty in Comp, Pro Stock at Texas FallNationals

Second-generation Pro Stock driver Mason McGah will drive his father’s ex-Pro Stock Camaro in Comp during the upcoming Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event and race both that car and his traditional blue and yellow Camaro in Pro Stock at the Texas 91 FallNationals.
04 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Mason McGaha

When drag racing is in your blood, you try and take every opportunity to get on the track. For second-generation Pro Stock driver Mason McGaha, the chance to race for seven straight days was a chance of a lifetime. McGaha will be racing Monday and Tuesday during the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series race, wheeling his father’s previous Pro Stock Camaro in Comp, and he will double up in Comp and Pro Stock for the 39th annual Texas 91 FallNationals starting on Wednesday, Oct. 9-13. McGaha is looking forward to getting into race mode beginning Monday.

Mason McGaha

“I will definitely be the busiest guy on the property next week,” said McGaha, one of the rising stars in Pro Stock. “We did the double divisional in Dallas in 2022, and I've been wanting to run Comp forever. Chris [Mason’s dad] always ran Comp, and I've always liked Comp. It's just Chris’ old Pro Stock car, and we run it as an A/Altered, so we're technically 500 pounds overweight. It works out pretty good, and we'll still be competitive.”

This season racing the Harlow-Sammons Chevrolet Camaro, McGaha has had a breakout year. He has raced to two semifinals and a final round in his blue Camaro. He has also competed in multiple Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge races. The team atmosphere surrounding McGaha will carry over to this weekend of furious racing activity.

Mason McGaha

“I believe everybody on both teams is going to be here helping us out. The whole operation will be in action,” said McGaha.

On Monday during the divisional, McGaha will race his team’s silver Chevrolet Camaro that will give the young driver runs to get focused for the Texas 91 FallNationals. On Wednesday and Thursday, he will roll into the qualifying for the national event, with Friday starting his dual roles as a Comp and Pro Stock driver.

“Just having runs on the track you're about to race on is huge,” said McGaha. “That's one of the reasons we wanted to do this. We should have six or seven runs on the board before the Texas FallNationals. On Friday, I'll be in round one for Comp and then later we’ll go right into Pro Stock qualifying. I am looking forward to getting that hit in the morning and then going into Friday qualifying.”