The world’s biggest burnout competition, the Pro Burnout Series presented by Castlemaine Rod Shop, is back for 2025, boasting an epic lineup of 19 tyre-frying events spanning Australia and New Zealand.
The 2025 series will culminate with the Grand Final at the Street Machine Summernats 38, where competitors will battle it out for a staggering $50,000 first-place prize—part of a total prize pool exceeding $70,000.
Below are the qualifiers who have cemented their place in the Pro Burnout Grand Final:
Qualifiers





Peter Grmusa | KINGXA |
Scott Yates | YATESZ |
Bryan Smilie | TIPNIN |
Jake Myers | S1CKO |
Tim Brown | CEMBLO |
Chris Orchard | BALLISTIC |
Jack Alfirevich | AUGASM |
Heath Waddington | BLOWNHJ |
Steven Baker | ONE MORE |
Daniel Taylor | FAKE ID |
Russell Harris | LOO5E |
Warren Gersekowski | 1TUFHG |
Ryan Lofts | ORWHAT |
Jono Kelly | 3FIVE5 |
Wayne Newlyn | ADDICT |
Kyle Hardy | MRLOOS |
Ryan Pearson | HOLDON |
Wildcards
Those who earn a Wildcard ticket get a shot at one of three spots in the Pro Burnout Grand Final via the opportunity to compete in the Last Chance Wildcard shootout on the Thursday afternoon of Summernats 38:





Tristan Lee-Madgwick | MISCHIEF |
Phil Kerjean | TUFFST |
Justin mckinnis | MRCHOW |
Bradley Kilby | HAMMERTIME |
Shaun Jury | BARELY |
Matt Addinsall | BLWNVL |
Brett Battersby | BLWNLUX |
Pete Thomsen | MY80XD |
Jack Alfirevich | JACKPOT |
Shane Lowden | YBMODIFIED |
Nathan Atkinson | SPECIAL ED |
James Proudlove | FORKDUP |
Mark Schwarz | HANFUL |
Jay Chun Tie | TINYTOWING |
Michael Genrich | HRD LIFE |
Rick Davis | 4PLAY |
Bill Tsiolis | REDTIN |
Kev Davis | EPAWHO |
Mitchell Muscat | SHRED EM |