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For 4th stop of the 2008 season, the NMCA Edelbrock Muscle Car Nationals and the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals will converge for the 3rd Annual Motive Gear Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing III presented by Nitto Tire. What better place to hold such an event at Route 66 Raceway? Known as the first true "Stadium of Drag Racing," Route 66 Raceway is a multimillion-dollar complex that includes a 30,000 seat stadium-style drag strip with 27 luxury suites and is a suitable home for the Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing III.

Fans from all over the country will travel to Joliet, Illinois, to see the All the Cars and All the Stars of the NMCA and NMRA battle it out to see who will win the Super Bowl titles. If you're a rabid muscle car fan, this race will keep you on the edge of your seat all weekend long. At the Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing III you get two events for the price of one. You will see Chevy vs. Ford vs. Mopar when the NMCA's wheels-up classes race for glory. You will also see the NMRA's wild all-Ford classes go heads-up to put on a show. At the end of the day on Sunday witness the NMCA winners take on the NMRA winners for the Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing III Titles.

Have you ever wanted to drag race? Imagine racing your street car on the best drag strip in the USA! NMCA and NMRA have a whole bunch of entry level classes designed just for you. True Street is for 15 second cars down with over 9 awards given away on Saturday. Open Comp, Nostalgia Muscle Car, and Late-Model EFI are all great classes for a new racer. For rules information check out the rules in the racer section of this website.

NMCA will host an awesome auto show and shine both days, Saturday and Sunday. Bring out your muscle car, hot rod, truck or specialty vehicle for a chance to win over 50 awards each day. Have a cool Ford? Bring em out because the NMRA will also host an all-Ford auto show for any Ford-built muscle car, hot rod or street car with over 100 awards given away over the weekend. This is the BIG one for car shows in the Chicagoland area with the NMCA show and NMRA show attracting some of the most beautiful, collectible, stock and modified muscle cars and hot rods in the U.S.

Looking to buy some parts for your Chevy, Ford or Mopar? Do you want to speak face-to-face with performance experts? The NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing III always has an awesome manufacturers' midway with all sorts of good deals on the performance parts you need for your muscle car or hot rod. There is also a used parts swap meet for folks who are looking for that special hard to find car part!

Have you ever wanted to see your hot rod in a national magazine? If your answer is yes then you need to race or enter the car show. All of the major automotive press attend the Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing each year. Hot Rod, Car Craft, Popular Hot Rodding, Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords, Race Pages, Modified Mustangs & Fords, and Mustang Monthly will all be at this great event covering the action.

"Attention in the pits, attention in the pits… all NMRA and NMCA racers and crew are cordially invited to the 6th Annual Nitto Tire Racer Appreciation Party hosted by Bassani Xhaust.” This party will be held at the Motive Gear NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL, on Friday, July 18th. The party will run from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM and will feature lots of food, drink and music.

Official party host, Daryl Bassani, is sure to bring this party to new heights in 2008. Last year his top secret punch and hot wings kept the revelry going well into the night. The party will be located on the manufacturers midway between the Nitto Tire rig and the Bassani Xhaust display.

“This party has always been a great time at Route 66 and is a chance for our racers and sponsors to get together and have some fun,” said Charlie Harmon of ProMedia Events. “Nitto Tire and Bassani Xhaust always throw a great party and go the extra mile for our competitors.”

The Motive Gear NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing Presented by Nitto Tire is the largest street-legal event of the year. This event, which will be held July 17-20, 2008, brings together the NMRA and NMCA the same weekend at the #1 facility in the U.S.