MESA, Ariz. — Since 1991, the Professional Racers Owners Organization Inc. has served drag racing’s elite teams and drivers as a nonprofit organization that promotes and addresses a specific common business interest among its members.

It has been a liaison between the racers and the National Hot Rod Ass’n, advocating for teams and drivers, the ones who put on “the show” and in most cases, pay more to race than they have pocketed from the exercise.