Drag racing is a sport where success is measured in inches and mere fractions on the clock. And while a typical race takes just seconds to complete, hours of preparation are commonplace, whether it’s at the shop or at the track.

Despite the effort, there’s a thrill to heads-up racing that magnetizes people. We’re aware of this and thankfully, NMCA has made it easy for racers to get involved in a true heads-up class where a smart racer can find him or herself competitive without breaking the proverbial bank.

The 7.3L Godzilla engine installed in Ford’s 250 and 350 Super Duty trucks is increasingly becoming a popular swap engine for drag racing and performance builds. MAHLE Motorsport, recognizing the versatility and drag race potential of Mustangs and other vehicles equipped with the Godzilla engine, added the Godzilla PowerPak piston set to its 2023 product lineup.

The year was 1971 when a young Don Fotti laid out $2,450 cash for his first performance car, a 1968 Cobra Jet Mustang that was just three years old. And while the car fulfilled his childhood dream, he never imagined he’d continue going wide open on drag strips all over North America 50 year later.

Attention racers—Get your chassis certified before you race at the next NMCA event.

NMRA and NMCA drag racing action returns to Rockingham Dragway next weekend (April 13-16) for the NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals presented by Mahle Motorsports. This is the first of three events on the tour where NMRA and NMCA racers compete at the same venue.

If ever there’s a category that fits the National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) mantra, it’s Quick Fuel Technologies Nostalgia Super Stock.

The NMCA Tech Committee clarified the permitted Firmware and Software in Factory Super Cars today.

By the time you see these words, we'll already be deep into the racing season. Like letting go of the transbrake button, once the season starts it is a sprint to the finish line. At the midpoint of the NMRA season, however, the focus turns to the 3rd Annual Mickey Thompson NMRA Ford Homecoming at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

The popular Kentuckian is committed to being at the top of his game in NMRA Renegade and NMCA Xtreme Street.

As we come into the hot summer months, it’s important for drivers, crew and really anyone at the track to stay cool and hydrated. This can be a challenge, so keeping a cold drink “at the ready” is just what the doctor ordered.

The concept of modifying your vehicle is to, at the least personalize it, and at the most improve it. Sometimes doing so with the wrong parts, however, can lead to less-than-favorable results. Here we look into a situation just like that, where the parts weren’t working as expected, but a switch to Baer Brakes products put the pony on the right path.
 

For the first time, the Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals series launched its season at Orlando Speed World. As the weekend approached, however, the forecast for the weekend wasn't kind. A chance of rain, no matter how significant, can keep show cars tucked safely in their garages, but those that turned out in Orlando were varied and striking.

Ignition is a key part of the internal combustion equation and most enthusiasts recognize the importance a high-performance ignition can play in making reliable and consistent horsepower. To enhance horsepower and torque, PerTronix has expanded its line of popular Flame Thrower Coils with offerings for late-model GM, Chrysler, and Ford applications. 

The Granatelli name dates back to the early days of racing, with a history that rooted deep in many forms of motorsports including Indy Car, land speed racing, drag racing and more.

The NMCA ARP Nitrous Pro Street racer, and reigning class champion, made some upgrades over winter, and then came out swinging.

The NMCA Tech Committee issued today these class rule reminders to all NMCA Factory Super Car Racers. 

The multi-time champion climbed out of his COPO Camaro and into Scott Guiler's former Oldsmobile 442 for NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street competition.

Each year racers from the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals and Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals join forces for an epic event. This year’s 18th Annual NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Muscle Car Drag Racing brings back the fabled Super Bowl Shootouts with a new twist and backing from portable test and measurement instrumentation specialists, Testo.

Chevrolet and Pontiac F-Bodies are amongst the most popular cars in NMCA competition. Starting in 1967, Pontiac’s Firebird and Chevrolet’s Camaro began winning on drag strips and that tradition continues today.

Chevrolet Motorsports will continue to compete across the world; Chevrolet announces this is not the final chapter for nameplate.
 

Growing up in Michigan with a family employed by General Motors, it was inevitable that Keith Seymore would follow the same path and that he would wind up campaigning a Chevrolet of his own.

In Orlando, AJ Berge of HEMI Tuner Performance, drove his Whipple Superchargers, Revolution Paradox, Security Dodge Power Brokers sponsored RAMCHARGERS Challenger Drag Pak to victory, topping class standouts including the top qualifier Chuck Watson II.

The Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals season kicked off in grand fashion at Orlando Speed World Dragway this past weekend with intense quarter-mile and eight-mile action at the SDPC NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem event presented by Holbrook Race Engines.

Deliver 50,000 volts of top-of-the-line, pure HEI spark energy to your Mopar V8 with PROFORM’s Chrysler Big Block Distributors. 

Son of NMCA racer Tim Knieriem made his Micro Strategies Stock debut and won in Bracket 2 at NMCA Orlando event.

NMRA and NMCA racers rely on ARP products for superior quality, looks and for its wide range of fasteners that meet your needs, whether you’re building and engine or assembling a rear end.

With its 1,025-horsepower (at 6,500 rpm), 945 lb.-ft. (at 4,200 rpm) production HEMI® engine, the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 reaches 60 mph in a blazing 1.66 seconds and features the highest G-force acceleration of any production car at 2.004 gs.

NMCA racers showed what they are made of at the series' season opener at Orlando Speed World Dragway in Florida.

Daily coverage from the 21st Annual Scoggin Dickey NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem Presented by Holbrook Racing Engines.

Eliminations results from the 21st Annual Scoggin Dickey NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem Presented by Holbrook Racing Engines.

Daily coverage from the 21st Annual Scoggin Dickey NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem Presented by Holbrook Racing Engines.

Qualifying results from the 21st Annual Scoggin Dickey NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem Presented by Holbrook Racing Engine.

Saturday schedule update for the 21st Annual Scoggin Dickey NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem Presented by Holbrook Racing Engines.

Daily coverage from the 21st Annual Scoggin Dickey NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem Presented by Holbrook Racing Engines.

Daily coverage from the 21st Annual Scoggin Dickey NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem Presented by Holbrook Racing Engines.

The NMCA Tech Committee updated and clarified Burnout Rules for all classes in General Regulations today.

On any given race weekend, you will see a wide array of Blue Oval muscle machines roaring down the racetrack, but only one class is dedicated to Ford’s powerful pickups. For the 2023 season, CJ Pony Parts signed on to support these multipurpose machines as the sponsor for the Truck & Lightning class.

Florida is a hotbed for drag racing in March and the heat was turned up last weekend as NHRA season kicked off at the 54^th Annual Gatornationals. The Gators falls in between the NMRA season-opener and the NMCA kick-off, where this weekend racers take to the track at Orlando Speed World.

The Direct Connection Contingency Program offers Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak racers $10,000 to win at National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Factory Stock Showdown and National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) Factory Super Cars events, giving Drag Pak competitors multiple shots at taking home a five-figure winner’s purse during the 2023 season.

There’s nothing like watching elite muscle car rivals from Detroit’s Big Three battling it out for drag-strip supremacy in NMCA’s Holley EFI Factory Super Cars.

The determined NMCA VP Racing Lubricants Xtreme Pro Mod racer was chasing some issues last year, but he is ready to dive into the 2023 points chase with his powerful combination.

With a loping idle from a performance camshaft a classic muscle car pulls into the water box. No museum piece, however, it is a finely tuned racing machine that burns the tires before running anywhere from a 12- to 9-second pass.

Built to extend traction from the street to the drag strip, the Nitto NT NT555RII drag radial is a natural choice for NMRA & NMCA’s wildly popular True Street categories as well as NMCA’s HEMI Shootout class.

PerTronix Performance Brands, a leader in the automotive aftermarket, announced today the appointment of Jamie Meyer as its New Chief Product & Innovations Officer. This change takes effect immediately.

The Internet is buzzing with racers in all classes testing new engines and setups. Soon they’ll be heading south for warm Florida weather and hot drag racing that’s set to take place at Orlando Speed World Dragway March 16-19.

Wilwood has added two all-new disc brake options for GM G-body vehicles equipped with 7-1/2-inch (7.5-inch) or 7-5/8-inch (7.625-inch) rear differentials.

Now one of the leading crankshaft suppliers, SCAT Crankshafts got its start in the humble junkyards of Southern California more than 50 years ago.

In the intense and challenging world of drag racing, driveline components have the unenviable task of performing and a high level and enduring the ultimate rock-and-a-hard-place durability test. When a race car launches all the pieces in between the engine and the track surface are wedged between a near irresistible force and an immovable object. 

NMRA & NMCA index racers competing in championship categories are eligible to win $1,000 cash from Laris Motorsport Insurance.