Interview by Mary Lendzion Photos by Fastest Street Car Staff, with classic car photo courtesy of Pete Ricart Pete Ricart was around a fleet of fancy and fast Fords during his adolescence as his father owned a car dealership called Ricart Ford in Ohio. He would watch cars roll in and roll out, and when he was old enough, he would help prep and polish them before they were presented to their ne...

Each year NMCA accepts open nominations from its membership base for those individuals that displayed exemplary performance, sportsmanship, and dedication to NMCA throughout the season. These people, along with the Top Ten racers in each class, will be recognized by the NMCA at the end of the season. Only current NMCA members may nominate an individual for each of the awards listed below. We encou...

After driving his 2015 Dodge // Mopar Challenger Drag Pak to the first 7-second run in Factory Super Cars competition and taking the 2018 NMCA championship in the same class, Geoff Turk has re-enlisted the Blackbird for a new mission during the 2021 NMCA Drag Racing campaign Edelbrock Xtreme Street. Turk had put the Blackbird on hiatus while he concentrated efforts on his X-15 Cobra Jet Mustang...

By Mary Lendzion When Regina Puckett was growing up in Florida, her mom would tell her stories about how she was driving a 1969 GTO when she was pregnant with her, and how she had other muscle cars through the years. Influenced by that, Puckett went on to have a 1986 Camaro while she was in college, followed by a 1993 Camaro Z28, and she raced both of them in Bracket categories at the track near...

Wilwood Disc Brakes has announced the release of new 2.5" drop ProSpindles for 1963-1987 Chevrolet C10 and GMC C15 pickup trucks. The high-strength, all iron and steel design with steering arm improves handling and provides an aggressive stance without affecting steering geometry. Radial mount caliper brackets allow for the secure mounting of popular Wilwood Superlite 6R and Aerolite 6R brake k...

Early Racer Parking Permitted on Wednesday Sept 23rd - Gate opening hours 2pm 7pm. The Gate will have scanners only No ticket sellers on Wednesday Must purchase online at - https://tickets.thefoat.com/NMRANMCA/NMCA+World+Street+Finals+2020/tickets/event-36530/ 4-day racer online ticket 4-day crew online ticket NMCA VIP Will Call will be available on Wednesday at th...

Written By Randy Adler Jr. Photography Courtesy of Blow-By Racing and Kevin DiOssi NMRA JDM Engineering Limited Street saw a new combination take the stage this year. Blow-By Racing debuted its Demon Killer Turbo Kit on Jason Davis 2015 Mustang. Davis came out swinging with the new combination, appearing in two final rounds in the first three races. The Demon Killer Turbo Kit is designed...

In 1817, the German engineer Dietrich Uhlhorn invented a device to measure machine speed and it was dubbed the tachometer. Fast forward to the 1960s and the first golden age of hot rodding saw its use became common in all types of vehicles. By the time the Mustang boom kicked off in the 1990s, an Auto Meter Monster Tach and corresponding shift-light became commonplace, along with a cowl-mounted fu...

An ever-present name in the radial-tire racing world, Mark Woodruff has the reputation of being one of the best both on track and in the pits. Carrying a rightfully deserved standing, Woody, as he's commonly known, has worked through major ups and downs over the years, but he always has a tendency to focus on the positive and enjoy the ride. Most recently, his journey started a new chapter when ...

Safety third, as the saying goes. What is likely the most critical aspect of any racing operation is often pushed down the priority list, but sometimes safety goes hand in hand with maintaining and even improving performance. During a conversation with our friends at Mickey Thompson Tires, they expressed concern over the frequency with which they see improperly mounted tires on drag wheels, and it...

Strange Engineering continues to evolve its product line to meet the needs of today's car enthusiasts with the addition of alloy C-clip style axles. Made with the same quality as the proven Strange alloy axle line, the Strange C-clip style axles are significantly stronger than typical OEM axles. The axles are forged from alloy steel and are further enhanced with a deeper heat treatment. The axl...

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals is proud to announce Nitrous Supply as the title sponsor of the NMCA World Street Finals, which goes down September 24-27, 2020 at Lucas Oil Raceway (Brownsburg, IN). It is the fifth and final event of the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals season with championship hopes and dreams hanging in the balance. The NMCA World Street Finals always delivers an action-packed weeken...

Holley's new Coyote oil pan makes Mustang engine swaps even easier. The oil pan design maintains the oil capacity of a stock Mustang Coyote oil pan (8 qt. nominal) to ensure adequate supply in all street performance and factory-stock type racing applications. The new design utilizes a stock Coyote engine gasket and baffle assembly to provide factory-like sealing and windage characteristics. ...

Written by Mary Lendzion With Chevrolet headquarters located just two hours away in Detroit, drivers of the Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series powerfully represented the car company during the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals presented by Force Engineering, Aug. 27-30 at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan. They were in Camaros, Corvettes and other Chevrol...

Written by Mary Lendzion More than 650 racers rolled in for the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals presented by Force Engineering, Aug. 27-30 at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan. It's a record-setting and remarkable number that included a perfect mix of series regulars and series rookies ready to put it all on the line at the facility whose slogan is The Fastest...

We're greeted with a great weather forecast on this final day of the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals presented by Force Engineering at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan. Temperatures will be in the 60s all morning and in the low to mid-70s all afternoon, with blue skies beaming. There are more than 600 race cars on the property known as "The Fastest Track in Mich...

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While rain fell most of the morning on Friday, the track team worked diligently to dry it so that racing could resume for the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals presented by Force Engineering at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park. It was well worth the effort, for everyone, as racers poured on the power for an all-around incredible first round of qualifying. Soon after the final pair of...

It is the second day of the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals Presented by Force Engineering and the cars keep coming in the gate, but fans are limited to just 100 per day, as required by local health laws. Thursday wrapped up with a fast second test sessions where VP Racing Lubricants Xtreme Pro Mod racers were dropping 3.70 runs with ease. Other notable runs were Edelbrock E...

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It should be no surprise that the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals Presented by Force Engineering was going to be a different one. The extravanganza was originally scheduled to go down at Summit Motorsports Park (Norwalk, OH) but when they decided to remain closed for the 2020 season, NMRA and NMCA officials shifted the event over to the prestigious US 131 Motorsports Park (M...

By Mary Lendzion Photos courtesy of Rob McDonnough While Rob McDonnough had been racing a 1957 Chevy, he decided to part with it and purchase a 1967 Camaro in 1972. With his brother, Mike, as his crew chief, he held his own in NHRA Modified Eliminator before parking the car in 1979, and it stayed parked until 2003, when friend and fellow racer Josh Henline talked McDonnough into taking the ...

Interview by Mary Lendzion Photos by the Fastest Street Car staff As the grandson of Don Bowles and the son of Donnie Bowles, who are as admired as they are accomplished in the world of motorsports, Cameron Bowles was poised to be as prominent. He was just waist-high when he would happily holler Faster, faster while sitting in the driver's seat of one of his grandfather's cars or Grandy...

By Mary Lendzion Photos by NMCA and courtesy of Mike DiDomenico In driving to an amazing 3.68 last year, Mike DiDomenico proved that he could certainly be successful in NMCA VP Racing Lubricants Xtreme Pro Mod. His G-Force Race Cars-built and 1968 Camaro-bodied car was a contender with its 521 cubic-inch Brad Anderson Hemi prepared by Rage Fuel Systems, topped with MBE heads, a Brad Anderso...

Strange Engineering has debuted new double-adjustable struts for 1982-1992 and 2010-2014 Camaros and 1987-2014 Mustangs. Strange Engineering double externally adjustable coil-over steel struts are designed and valved to satisfy the needs of the most competitive racer. Drag racing can be won or lost by narrow margins, making suspension tuning and consistency critical. Strange double externally a...

Performance on and off the track continually increases, and sometimes, we see cars that combine both attributes and push both to the limits and beyond. With Tom Bailey's incredible performance's in his 'street-legal Pro Mod Camaro during things like Hot Rod Magazine's Drag Week, Bailey has brought race-level horsepower to the street, and providing enough fuel to the twin-turbo powerplant during r...

The Wilwood Racing division has announced new high-performance road race front big brake kits for 1982-1992 Camaro and Firebird models using OE suspension. All bolt-on kits feature forged aluminum, fixed mount ST (short track) series, Type-III hard-anodized finish calipers equipped with Wilwood's Thermlock piston technology to reduce heat transfer. Brake kits include proprietary Spec37 GT 48 cu...

The Holley NMRA Ford Nationals and NMCA Muscle Car Nationals, the leaders in the street-legal drag racing market, are proud to announce the new home of the Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing is World Wide Technology Raceway (Madison, IL). The largest street-legal drag race event of the year happens May 13-16, 2021. The Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Dr...

Written By Steve Baur Photography Courtesy of BBK Performance and Sam Reuland There is no denying that Dodge and MOPAR are growing by leaps and bounds in the drag racing world, and the GEN III HEMI engine platform is the reason why. From the early SRT products to the supercharged Hellcats, Demons, and now Super Stocks, the late-model MOPAR market is hard charging and making waves in the drag...

For the second year in a row Arrington Performance has brought speed and power to the Dodge//Mopar HEMI Shootout through major sponsorship. By now everyone is aware of the wildly popular heads-up competition on Sunday, which is dubbed the Arrington Performance Quick 8 Presented by Red Line Oil. It brings the quickest 8 cars together from Saturday's final results to see who is the King of the Hill....

There is no denying that Dodge and MOPAR are growing by leaps and bounds in the drag racing world, and the GEN III HEMI engine platform is the reason why. From the early SRT products to the supercharged Hellcats, Demons, and now Super Stocks, the late-model MOPAR market is hard charging and making waves in the drag racing community. It should come as no surprise, then that one of the biggest after...

Written by Jason Reiss Photography by Steve Baur Whenever you ask someone where they're from, you'll get a response about where they grew up, or where they currently live. If you ask Johnny Drama Maguda that question, you're likely to get a simple answer: the drag strip. We'll get into why his nickname is Drama later, but first, let's learn a bit about why he's considered by many to be the...

With a rich history and diverse portfolio of products, Eaton Corporation is a powerhouse in the power manufacturing industry, especially when it comes to racing. Although the company now is a global entity on a massive scale, it began back in 1911 when founder Joseph Eaton invested in a new idea. As transportation landscape was changing rapidly, New Jersey native Eaton had an idea for the first...

Although the heads-up categories typically garner the most glory, True Street is an unsung hero of drag racing where tougher operational environments and a longer duration of racing demand a whole other caliber of performance. Definitely a challenge to be respected, NMRA QA1 True Street and NMCA TorqStorm True Street require street-legal vehicles to survive a 30-mile cruise that's followed up by t...

Users can keep their C7 Corvette's intake tract clean and clear with a JLT Performance 3.0 Oil Separator. The job of an oil separator is to keep contaminated oil from entering an engine's intake tract, which will dilute a car's fuel and negatively impact octane level. Oil entering the intake tract can also leave carbon deposits on intake valves, injector nozzles, in the combustion chambers and ...

Written By Steve Baur Photography By Kevin DiOssi One of the great things about racing is that despite the competitive nature of racers in general, they often share a camaraderie that can lead to long-term partnerships and friendships. Such is the case with Rob Orofiamma and Anthony, Domenic, and Frank DiRienzo who together compete in the ARP Nitrous Pro Street class with the Fox Mustang you s...

Written by Steve Turner Photography by the FSC staff and courtesy of Mark Anderson It's undeniable that drag racing flirts with danger. Despite tracks and sanctioning bodies taking every possible precaution to ensure safety, there is an element of risk when launching a high-horsepower machine and blasting it down the racetrack. Most passes are clean and mean, but every now and then things go a...

TorqStorm Superchargers will be giving away a gift certificate for a supercharger system valued at $2,800 to the winner of a Bracket Racing Package Challenge. All Bracket 3/Sunday racers, including the participating TorqStorm/QA1 True Street, Dodge/Mopar HEMI Shootout, and Chevrolet Performance Street Car Challenger competitors, are eligible to win this generous prize. It all goes down during the ...

The Holley NMRA Ford Nationals and NMCA Muscle Car Nationals is pleased to announce it is returning to Atlanta Dragway (Commerce, Georgia) with the NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals over the weekend of April 8-11, 2021. The NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals will be second stop for each sanctioning body in 2021 with the both season openers taking place at Bradenton Motorsports Park. We are excited for 20...

The action heats up at US 131 Motorsports Park with the Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals August 27-30, 2020 and Force Engineering has been named the Presenting Sponsor of the event. Arguably one of the most action-packed events on the schedule, the NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals roars into Michigan's fastest race track with the two biggest street-legal sanctioning bodies...

The NMRA would like to extend a special thanks to all of its racers and fans for a successful Super Bowl event and the NMRA is excited for our trip to Martin, Michigan, at the end of the month. The Arrington Performance NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals presented by Force Engineering event August 26-30 at US 131 Motorsports Park will be conducted under safety guidelines to ensure everyone's safe...

By Mary Lendzion After Kevin Parent competitively campaigned his 1969 Nova in NMCA ARP Nitrous Pro Street, he sold it to Jeff Rudolf, who was just as competitive in the same category. And now, David Fallon Jr., who purchased it as a roller from Rudolf a few years ago, is poised to be just as powerful in the EC1 Race Cars-built car. The Belleville-based driver took it to Keith Engling of S...

The cash keeps flowing and racers continue collecting the Nitto Tire NT555RII prize money as Nitto Tire paid out to both a Chevrolet Performance Street Car Challenge winner and a HEMI Shootout winner at the Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing presented by HPJ Performance held at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway during the first week of August 2020. Nitto Tire sta...

NMRA and NMCA are pleased to announce the 5th Annual Open Comp All-Star Showdown. A special race between select NMRA and NMCA Open Comp competitors normally held at the Commerce, Georgia event at Atlanta Dragway. With the covid-19 situation and all the subsequent changes this shootout has been rescheduled for the NMRA/NMCA All-American Nationals at US-131 Motorsports Park on Aug. 27-30, 2020. ...

High quality oil in high-performance engines is critical and Red Line Oil has stepped up big in the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals this season. The company was named Official Oil of the Dodge//Mopar HEMI Shootout. The sponsorship is in addition to its Presenting sponsorship of the Arrington Performance Quick 8, a King of the Hill eliminator that is created by the quickest eight cars from the HEMI Shoot...

By Mary Lendzion Photos courtesy of Mike Shabareck While Mike Shabareck has been racing a 1977 Volare in NHRA H/Stock Automatic and a 1978 Pinto wagon in Bracket categories across the country, he's preparing to make a major move. He'll climb into the cockpit of a 2002 Trans Am that will be used for research and development for Frankenstein Engine Dynamics in Weatherford, Texas, where the former...

For the last fifteen years, the Holley NMRA Drag Racing Series and NMCA Drag Racing Series have run together in an event called the Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing presented by HPJ Performance. Just as the two series met up earlier in the season in Commerce, Georgia, they come together later in the year, but the Super Bowl features a special shootout to determine series...

The NMCA Technical Committee made rules adjustments today in Xtreme Pro Mod. Adjustments include a base weight change for big-block centrifugal combinations. This adjustment takes effect immediately, unless otherwise noted in this document. The 2020 NMCA Class Rules and all Rule Revisions/Clarifications can be found here: https://www.nmcadigital.com/2020-event-info/class-rules-payouts/

Holley's Hydramat system has been a great way to eliminate fuel starvation issues in a variety of motorsports. To accommodate ever more applications, Holley has introduced new fuel pump adapters, as well as a new Hydramat with 6 lock pins to allow use of popular TI Automotive pumps. Hydramat adapters are 6160-T6 aluminum clamps that attach directly to the fuel pump body with no modifications. T...

Right out of the factory, Ford's Coyote engines are potent performers and when paired with power adders, they deliver incredible performance. However, as racers start to push deep into four-digit territory, the output can exceed what factory engineers imagined in their wildest dreams. Fortunately, the aftermarket is here to help, and leading that charge is the crew at Modular Motorsports Racing. ...