Mark Beatty Joins PDRA Leadership Team
Former Red Line Synthetic Oil brand manager with 30-plus years of motorsports experience, steps into a new leadership role with PDRA…
On July 13, 2026, PDRA officials announced that industry veteran Mark Beatty has joined forces with the series’ leadership team. This move comes just past the halfway point of the 2026 season for the Red Line Synthetic Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series, where the next event on the schedule is to be held at Bristol Dragway in early August.
Beatty is most recently known from his tenure as brand manager at Red Line Synthetic Oil, the series’ title marketing partner since the 2024 season. Beatty also brings 30-plus years of experience in motorsports through V. Gaines’ Western Motorsports, Bandimere Speedway and more. After a recent move that took his family to Nebraska, a fire for motorsports was still burning inside Beatty, making this step a different but exciting one, company officials said in a press release.
“I’ve been in this industry for the majority of my adult life,” said Beatty. “Joining the PDRA team confirms the saying: saving the best for last.”
“I am excited about this next chapter for the PDRA series,” stated Tyler Crossnoe, series director. “We have made a habit of taking the slow and steady approach to several things over the years and trying to create a sustainable and consistent product that racers and fans can trust and rely on year after year. Adding a motorsports veteran like Mark to the team continues to strengthen the leadership core that will take another step forward to making the PDRA product and experience better for every racer, fan, marketing partner, vendor midway participant, media member, track partner and more.”
Series owner Tommy Franklin added, “We are excited to take this next step in expanding the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series. Mark brings a different perspective that we are looking forward to adding to the mix here, and that makes the future even more exciting. Mark is such a genuine person, so it was not a hard decision to bring him on board because he fits right into the family culture that already exists here at the PDRA.”
About the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series
The remainder of the season for the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series can be followed through Drag Illustrated’s Event Hub and FloDragRacing’s live streaming platform. The series that began in 2014 as a place for racers to continue racing has consistently grown to a well-respected and trusted series for hundreds of racers across the eastern portion of the United States. Many racers travel thousands of miles to attend each event on the schedule, and that type of loyalty and dedication was attractive for not only Beatty’s next move but for the sport in general, noted the release.
“It is an honor to be joining this team and family. Family is a strong word, but that is exactly the feeling you get around this series everywhere you turn. I have worked closely with them for the last four seasons, and now I get to stand shoulder to shoulder at the forefront of some of the best drag racing events on the planet today. I’m blessed and excited; what more could a guy ask for,” said Beatty.
