The new Super Street Ford Aluminum, Pedestal-Mount, Ford Roller Rockers, have been completely re-engineered to unleash the horsepower of your Ford 302HO and 351W Engine (1977-1994)! Not only will they lengthen valve train component life and reduce wear and tear on valve stem tips, but also have an open spring rating of 650 lbs. For consistency and ratio accuracy, each 6061-T6 aluminum e...

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals season-opener is just five weeks away and they are proud to announce the addition of TorqStorm Superchargers as the class sponsor for True Street. The TorqStorm Superchargers True Street category is an entry-level class for street cars with a 30-mile road tour, Saturday competition, several runs on the drag strip throughout the event weekend, and a complimentary entry...

Racers who will be attending events this season will again have an opportunity to preorder VP Racing Fuel which will be delivered to each track. In order to get fuel delivered, you'll need to register with VP and order BEFORE the cutoff date. More information as well as the order form can be found >>here<<

The NMCA Technical Committee have made updates to the 2020 rules in the following classes:

1. Dodge//Mopar Hemi Shootout
2. Chevrolet Performance Street Car Challenge
3. Nitrous Pro Street

Updated 2020 NMCA Rules can be found here: https://www.nmcadigital.com/2020-event-info/class-rules-payouts/

Going fast with nitrous doesn't have to be expensive, says Mike Thermos, president of N2O systems manufacturer Nitrous Supply. The industry veteran, recently inducted into the MPMC Hall of Fame, is best known for launching NOS (Nitrous Oxide Systems) back in 1978 and being the driving force behind the hugely popular Pro Mod drag racing class. His most recent venture, Nitrous Supply, is a primary...

By Mary Lendzion Photos courtesy of John Warren When John Warren was racing in NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street, he was competitive and commanding. He clocked a best of 7.61 and 179 mph in the quarter-mile with a 565 cubic-inch big-block Chevy by Knieriem Racing Engines and nitrous under the hood of his Nova which features leafsprings in the back and TRZ suspension in the front, but in 2017, he...

By Mary Lendzion Photos courtesy of Scott Libersher As far as collections go, Scott Libersher has one of the coolest. That's because it's a collection of COPO Camaros that Libersher, his son Leonard Libersher and son-in-law Danny Condon race in various categories, including NMCA's Holley EFI Factory Super Cars and Coan Engineering Stock/Super Stock Combo. The trio is super-successful in ...

Modern Racing's new Solid-State Battery Disconnect uses the latest in Mosfit technology to bring your team added safety. The system features no moving parts and weighs only one-third that of a traditional mechanical disconnect. The simple and reliable construction is designed specifically for the harsh environment of motorsports. The system triggers in multiple ways, ensuring more safety on and of...

The NMCA Technical Committee have made updates to the 2020 rules in the following classes:

1. Factory Super Cars
2. Xtreme Street

Updated 2020 NMCA Rules can be found here: https://www.nmcadigital.com/2020-event-info/class-rules-payouts/

For those racers heading to Bradenton who want to test before the event, there will be an open test session Wednesday, March 4th from 10am-6pm. Cost is 250.00 per car. There will be one lane prepped for radials and another prepped for slicks. Track prep will be done by Kurt Johnson and TVC. The NMRA staff will be on site Tuesday 1pm 6pm and Wednesday 9am 5pm to park racers who are testi...

In the drag racing world, the NHRA and IHRA sanctioning bodies take safety to the next level by combining their resources with the SFI Foundation, examining elapsed times and speeds with car designs, and determining when safety items like battery cutoff switches, roll cages, protective clothing, and advanced driver licenses must be required. As speed increases, so does the required list of safety ...

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals presented by E3 Spark Plugs and Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels are proud to create a unique Radial-based program that includes the Street Outlaw category at three national events Atlanta Dragway, World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, and Route 66 Raceway and a special Radial Rampage shootout at World Wide Technology at Gateway (Madison, IL), which adds Radial vs...

The NMCA Technical Committee has made changes to the True Street class rule set. Specifically, the committee has changed the Exhaust rule to: EXHAUST SYSTEM Any Exhaust exit location permitted. Exhaust system with mufflers required. On Turbo applications, the Turbo acts as a muffler. Updated 2020 NMCA Rules can be found here: https://www.nmcadigital.com/2020-event-info/class-rules-p...

After a long history with of racing and winning with his Fox-Body Mustang GT, Billy Glidden parked the hot rod and turned his attention towards the Pro Modified ranks, competing in NHRA, NMCA, and other races. In, 2019, however, Glidden dusted off the black Mustang once more and set his sights on the NMCA's ARP Nitrous Pro Street category. To read all about the car's history and journey back to co...

By Mary Lendzion Photos courtesy of Dennis Breeden For the past three years, Dennis Breeden has held his own in his 2010 Drag Pak Challenger in NMCA Coan Engineering Stock/Super Stock Combo. He finished in third, second and third place respectively in 2017-2019 points in the car which is powered by a 6.1L Hemi and a 904 by CRT Racing Transmissions and runs mid-9s, and all the while, he has ...

Holley is pleased to announce the release of two new accessory drive upgrades for GM LT Gen V engines! These retrofit kits are the perfect add-on for your next LT4/LT5 swap - The alternator mount design offers more chassis clearance for LT4 engine swap applications and can be used with existing OE (original equipment) accessories and mounting locations. The hydraulic power steering kits works with...

Written by Evan J. Smith Photography by the Author Mustang fans have their answer. In its first track outing, Evolution Performance and its Iconic Silver 2020 GT500 clocked a 9.939 at 140.43 mph at Bradenton Motorsports Park during a public test and tune session, and they've really just scratched the surface of the car's performance capability. Amazingly, the GT500 has just 300 miles on the...

By Mary Lendzion Photos courtesy of Dwight Ausmus and by NMCA While Dwight Ausmus always puts on a show with hard launches and high wheelies in his Firebird in FST Carburetors NA 10.5, he did it differently at the 18th Annual NMCA World Street Finals presented by Chevrolet Performance last September at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indiana. That's where the front clip and hood went flying from his Fireb...

LS-style block main bearing caps have notoriously tight tolerances making their removal time consuming and difficult without causing damage to the main cap. Enter the PROFORM LS Main Cap Removal Tool. Hook the tool beneath the cap and push down on the handles to ease the cap out with leverage, nearly eliminating the aforementioned issues. Featuring long, easy-to-grip handles with machine grooved r...

The NMCA Technical Committee has reviewed all rule requests to date and finalized the 2020 rules in the NA 10.5 class. The NMRA Technical Committee is still reviewing several combinations in the Factory Super Car class, with the goal of finalizing these by early January. Updated 2020 NMCA and CPCS Rules can be found here: https://www.nmcadigital.com/2020-event-info/class-rules-payouts/

While Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center is a well-known company offering all manner of Chevrolet Performance Parts, crate engines, and more, the company also has a custom engine building division known as Scoggin-Dickey Race Shop. At the 2019 Performance Racing Industry Show held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Scoggin-Dickey debuted its latest Race Shop creation, a 572 cubic-inch, big...

Written By Steve Baur Photography by Kevin DiOssi and Dr. Rudy Rouweyha Ohio has always been a hotbed for drag racing with dozens of drag strips located in the Buckeye state for many years. While some have gone away, others such as National Trail Raceway, Dragway 42, and, of course, Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, continue a long-standing tradition of drag-racing competition. In ad...

SEMA President & CEO Chris Kersting today commended U.S. Representatives Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) for introducing H.R. 5434, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2019 (RPM Act). The RPM Act of 2019 includes five other original sponsors: Reps. Richard Hudson (R-NC), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Bill Posey (R-FL), Gil Cisneros (D-CA), and Michael Burgess (R-TX). This ...

The NMCA Technical Committee has reviewed all rule requests to date and finalized the 2020 rules in the following classes: Xtreme Pro Mod Xtreme Street Nitrous Pro Street Chevrolet Performance Stock S3 Stock/SuperStock Combo Nostalgia Super Stock Nostalgia Muscle Car Open Comp Street King Rumble The NMRA Technical Committee is still reviewing several combinations...

Aeromotive, the leading manufacturer of aftermarket fuel systems and accessories, has developed two new fuel pumps for the Brushless Line seven gallons per minute and 10 gallons per minute. The new Brushless Spur Gear Pumps also come with Aeromotive's new True Variable Speed technology for increased pump life. The 7.0 and 10.0 GPM Brushless Gear Pumps are constructed to deliver the large quan...

ProMedia Events & Publishing is proud to announce its flagship monthly print magazine, Fastest Street Car, has been upgraded and expanded beginning with the January 2020 issue. The bigger, better, and bolder Fastest Street Car will be released this week during the 2019 Performance Racing Industry Show in Indianapolis December 12-15. Fastest Street Car is nearly 20 years old and it keeps ge...

The NMCA Technical Committee has reviewed all rule requests to date and updated the preliminary rules in the following classes: Xtreme Street Updated 2020 Preliminary Rules can be found here: https://www.nmcadigital.com/2020-event-info/class-rules-payouts/ There are several pending adjustments being considered by the Tech Committee in multiple classes. We would like to remind race...

Written by Ainsley Jacobs Photography by Kevin DiOssi and Dr. Rudy Rouweyha Finally able to slow down after a lifetime of being busy, Tom Calabrese is speeding up with a racing career and a son who is following in his footsteps. Living in upstate New York, Calabrese had been a faithful Pontiac man and even raced a 55 back in 1962 when he was in high school. Unable to afford to buy parts,...

Some may think the glory days of racing, and especially NASCAR, are long gone but Arrington Performance is keeping history and heritage alive with the company's line of Hemi-focused products. In 1964, Dodge prepared to release a new engine with a hemispherical combustion chamber and two successful circle-track racers were given Hemi engines to race at the 64 Daytona 500 Richard Petty and Budd...

There is no lack of aftermarket options when it comes to tubular front K-members for your late-model Mustang, and sorting out the differences and fitments can be a long, tedious process involving hours of Internet searches, phone calls and more. Maximum Motorsports has been in the late-model Mustang game since it began and the company's high quality of research, design, and manufacturing has creat...

Aeromotive, the leading manufacturer of aftermarket fuel systems and accessories, has released its Gen II Stealth Tank designed specifically to meet the needs of Mopar Hellcat crate engine-swapped 1964 to 1976 Dodge, Chrysler and Plymouth A, B and E-body vehicles. Gen II Stealth Tanks utilize the Aeromotive award-winning Phantom technology to run a quiet, high-flow pump and baffle to ensure con...

The NMCA Technical Committee has reviewed all rule requests to date and updated the preliminary rules in the following NMCA and CPCS classes: NMCA Xtreme Pro Mod NMCA Xtreme Street CPCS Street King CPCS Rumble Updated 2020 NMCA and CPCS Preliminary Rules can be found here: https://www.nmcadigital.com/2020-event-info/class-rules-payouts/ We would like to remind racers that th...

For 25 years, ProCharger has built the best supercharger systems for Ford Mustang owners. From 1964 to 2019, ProCharger engineers have designed the perfect bolt-on supercharger system for virtually every Mustang there is; no matter if it's a V-6 daily driver or a 3,500hp Pro Mod racecar. And now, ProCharger has turned its attention towards a very special Mustang, the Shelby GT350R and its 5.2L Voo...

Shop Crane is a non-industrial, overhead bridge crane system that uses two parallel steel tracks, or runways, to guide a steel bridge over your work space. The bridge features a non-binding trolley that glides along the inside of the enclosed track to give you complete coverage within the frame of the system. By spreading the weight of the load over the bridge and runways of the crane, moving and ...

The NMCA Technical Committee has reviewed all rule requests to date and updated the preliminary rules in the following classes: Xtreme Street CPCS Series General Regs and Points CPCS Street King CPCS Rumble Updated 2020 Preliminary Rules can be found here: https://www.nmcadigital.com/2020-event-info/class-rules-payouts/ There are several pending adjustments being considered ...

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals is proud to announce the Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series is expanding to all six NMCA events in 2020. The popularity of the Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series shows the excitement the LS/LT community brings to the NMCA. Its growth over the last few years is why we are expanding to all six national events, says Rollie Miller, general manager of the ...

With a crisp, clear and full color display, the all new Haltech IC-7 Display Dash lets you see things in a brand new way. Designed and manufactured in Australia with motoring enthusiasts in mind, the IC-7 offers market-leading features in a unique, state-of-the-art package. Featuring auto-dimming ambient light reactive brightness, user-programmable multi-colour shift light bar, the IC-7 connect...

The next big thing is here! Recognizing the popularity of huge-horsepower street cars with the ultimate 'sleeper image, Hellion designed the most innovative twin-turbo system in history the Street Sleeper! We have listened to our customers who desired an actual high-performance option for Challenger, Charger, 300C and Magnum vehicles. This new system places the turbos in a hidden location all f...

Strange Engineering has been an innovator in drag racing brakes for over 20 years. From developing lightweight brake components, directional calipers and superior brake pad compounds, the company is now proud to introduce the next step in braking technology. The Strange Engineering 2-piece rotors utilize a unique floating rotor design that allows for axial and radial growth as temperatures increas...

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals is excited to announce its class lineup for the 2020 drag racing season. Always looking to improve the events for both racers and fans, the NMCA made a few changes to the lineup. NMCA will have 10 points championship classes in 2020. 2020 NMCA Championship Points Classes: Xtreme Pro Mod Factory Super Cars N/A 10.5 Nitrous Pro Street Xtreme Street ...

The 2020 NMCA Preliminary Rules are posted here: https://www.nmcadigital.com/2020-event-info/class-rules-payouts/ Thank you to the NMCA racers and sponsors who have submitted rule requests for the 2020 season. The NMCA Tech committee has reviewed over 120 requests and addressed many concerns coming out of the 2019 racing season. As one can imagine, it is a daunting task to balance all of the...

Turbosmart, Australian Manufacturer of Boost Control & Performance Products and 2018 SEMA: Best Performance-Street New Product Award Winner released its much anticipated eWG Electronic Wastegate A fully electronic actuatable external wastegate in 45mm & 60mm options. "I'm just so excited for my team. This has been a project or pure passion for the guys & it's been a long time in the...

Mopar and Dodge//SRT took the wraps off a new, fourth-generation version of the factory-built, racetrack-only Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak car today at the 2019 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show. The 2020 Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak is engineered for grassroots drag racers that compete in sportsman classes in events sanctioned by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) a...

At the SEMA Show, Chevrolet Performance is celebrating 65 years of Small-Block innovation with its all-new SP383 EFI. A contemporary twist on the classic 383 Small-Block 'stroker combination, the SP383 EFI melds the big torque of the long-stroke 383 with the drivability of electronic fuel injection. Chevrolet Performance's newest crate engine builds on a pioneering legacy of engine innovation...

Interview by Mary Lendzion Photos by Fastest Street Car Staff As a multi-time NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street champion who had been competing in the category since its creation, it was somewhat surprising when Tony Orts walked away from it several years ago. He wanted to focus on family and work, but when nitrous purges and neck and neck racing called him back, he returned to the captivating categ...

Unveiled in the Ford Motor Company's display at the 2019 SEMA show in Las Vegas, the Shelby GT500 Dragon Snake is a modern take on a proven Shelby philosophy. During the 1960s, Shelby American offered a drag racing version of the Shelby Cobra called the Dragonsnake. Given the new Ford Shelby GT500's dual-clutch transmission and stout 5.2L engine, Shelby American reimagined Ford's new Mustang sup...

The NMCA Drag Racing Series presented by E3 Spark Plugs brought its season to a close on Friday December 13th, 2019 during the Performance Racing Industry show as it crowned its class champions. The event was a memorable experience for all and the NMCA would like to congratulate its class champions. VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod Don Walsh Jr. Mickey Thompson Tires Street Outlaw Shawn Pev...

E3, a leading U.S. manufacturer of performance spark plugs and DiamondFIRE ignition racing products, unveiled today at the 2019 SEMA Show the company's plans to launch a line of high-performance lithium batteries designed for street and track. The E3 Lithium line of high-performance, 12-volt batteries sets a new performance standard for batteries of all classifications. By utilizing advanced ch...

Chevrolet will introduce the 2020 COPO Camaro John Force Edition at the 2019 SEMA Show, bringing together the legacies of Chevrolet's factory race car and the 16-time NHRA champion driver in a distinctively styled, supercharged race car and one that will deliver for charity, as well as low elapsed times on the drag strip. John Force is one of the most legendary drag racers in history, and ...

MAHLE Motorsport, a leading manufacturer of forged racing pistons and rings trusted by some of the top names in drag racing, now offers a BBC Elite Sportsman PowerPak Plus Piston Kit developed for 20-degree cylinder heads. Designed to maximize HP for 20-degree aluminum big-block Chevy cylinder heads capable of 1,200+ HP, this kit works seamlessly with the Brodix (BP, SR-20, BR), Dart Pro 1 and ...