Elite Motorsports will add Jerry Tucker to its roster of Pro Stock drivers for the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. (Jerry Tucker photo)
WYNNEWOOD, Oklahoma — Jerry Tucker, who has built a reputation as a racer for anything with wheels, tosses his hat in the Pro Stock ring this year as he joins Elite Motorsports.
Tucker will pilot the eighth Pro Stock machine for the team.
For more than 30 years Tucker has raced everything from sprint cars to midgets and is a constant in the competitive drag racing world. This will be his first foray into Pro Stock, a venture he plans to take alongside childhood friend Richard Freeman, owner of Elite Motorsports.
“Pro Stock is hands down my favorite category,” said Tucker. “I’ve always wanted to drive one and Elite Motorsports are the best team in the class so I’m looking forward to joining them. The shift setup – taking off with a clutch on a pro tree – will be a challenge but I’m ready for it and looking forward to getting started.”
Tucker will work to earn his Pro Stock license in January so he will be ready to begin the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season with the other Pro Stock competitors in March when the series convenes in Gainesville, Fla. begins.
“The really cool thing about Jerry is that we grew up together,” Freeman said. “We’ve been family friends all our lives and he’s drag raced in several different classes. It will be cool to see him have the opportunity to work with and learn from our team. We are lucky to have him.”
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