The Pro Modified class was a relatively new division in drag racing in 1997 when Neale Armstrong organized the Canadian Drag Racing Series, but the new cars were quickly becoming popular when Cayuga International Dragway Park, now known as Toronto Motorsports Park, held a series for the cars.
At the time, Pro Modified ace and long-time respected car builder Jim Oddy of Elma, NY, held the class record at 6.24-second, 222 mph, with driver Fred Hahn. The Oddy/Hahn team held the track record with a 6.502-second, 215.31-mph pass.
By comparison, Al Billes of Barrie, ON, qualified number one at the first Cayuga PMRA meet in 2005 with a 6.236-second, 226.28-mph pass.
Of the 28 cars listed for the 1997 series, 11 of the Pro Modifieds were nitrous injected, with the remainder running superchargers. Some of the entrants from 1997 are still racing at the Pro Modified level, including PMRA drivers Joe Boniferro of Niagara Falls, ON, the Grainy Brothers of North Tonawanda, NY, Mike Stawicki of Medina, NY, and Kasey Janzen of St. Catharines, ON.
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