Carson Perry to Ignite PDRA Pro Boost Debut at Thunder Valley

The PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown at Bristol Dragway this weekend features one of the year’s biggest Pro Boost entries, headlined by Carson Perry’s debut.

The 23-year-old joins recent winner Travis “The Carolina Kid” Harvey, driving a Harts Charger‑boosted Redd Topp Motorsports C7 Corvette owned by Vaughn Myles and Eric Holland.

Family-led engineering underpins the programme, with father Danny on the engine and brother Daniel on track setup, working alongside Harvey’s screw‑blown entry.

Perry’s grounding is extensive. He grew up trackside while Danny raced and tuned regional Pro Mod cars, including appearances at Piedmont Dragway’s Big Dog Shootout.

Seat time spans a Chevy S10 bracket truck and small‑block boosted projects. Pro Boost becomes his third PDRA heads‑up class after Pro 632 and Super Street.

The team bought the Corvette as a bare roller last year, among the final Vanishing Point Race Cars builds, then undertook a comprehensive rebuild.

Upgrades include a Noonan‑based Pro Line engine with a Harts Charger and a Lenco transmission, diverging from the centrifugal‑supercharger and automatic combinations common in Pro Boost.

Packaging changes repositioned the engine, and Daniel completed a full rewire to integrate powertrain control and data acquisition.

Testing at Darana Motorsports Park in Benson and at Rockingham Dragway produced encouraging early numbers, suggesting the baseline can compete immediately.

Perry stays realistic. The short‑term target is a clean qualifying run and progress beyond first round against a deep, pace‑setting Pro Boost field.

Working alongside Harvey provides valuable reference data and procedures. Two‑time champion Jason Harris remains a clear benchmark for execution under pressure.

Daniel Perry’s tuning reputation grows after Harvey’s Maryland win, built on consistent 3.6‑second performance and iterative, data‑led adjustments to conditions.

Owners Eric Holland and Vaughn Myles enabled the step. For Carson, driving for Myles underscores the backing around a first Pro Boost campaign.

Scheduling for the Thunder Valley Throwdown includes three professional sessions Friday at 11:45 a.m., 5:30 p.m., and 9 p.m., with eliminations Saturday at 11 a.m.

With one of the season’s deepest Pro Boost entries, Bristol offers a clear benchmark for Perry’s programme and a timely stage for a composed debut.

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Miles Carter

Miles Carter covers grassroots and regional drag-strip action, from bracket racing to street-legal shootouts. His event previews and performance-upgrade guides keep local racers up to speed on timing-slip trends, tire tech, and weekend race highlights.