NMCA, National Muscle Car Association, is home to everything American muscle and of the myriad of categories, Micro Strategies Stock Eliminator is one of the most time-honored.

To suggest that the relationship between Red Line Synthetic Oil and the NMRA Drag Racing Series is far greater than a typical sponsorship would be a huge understatement.

Under a humid spring morning in March of 1974, Wayne Gapp and Jack Roush relaunched their fresh Mustang II Pro Stock machine for a weekend of match races during Gatornationals. The Mustang II only debuted six months prior, and the duo was quick to pick one up on the rumor that it was slipperier in the wind than even the venerable Pintos. Roush would pilot the new Mustang II, while Gapp drove his P...

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.

Race fans are all aware of the iconic Shelby Cobra, which includes the 289 FIA, 427 S/C and even a drag racing version called the Dragonsnake.

Americans truly enjoy their Memorial Day traditions. In addition to honoring fallen service members, Memorial Day marks the start of the summer season.

Audrey Baize’s father, Junior, was racing before she was born, so it didn’t surprise her mother, Rochelle when he wanted to take her to the racetrack as soon as possible.

During the event season, there is plenty of excitement to behold. With each race the stakes get higher in the championship points chase, the records matter more, and on the NMRA side of things, we creep closer to the epic season finale in picturesque Bowling Green.

When the annual Red Line Synthetic Oil NMCA Drag Racing awards banquet is held in Indianapolis in early December, there will be 13 champions crowned. But there is much work to be done before anyone can script their acceptance speech

Holley went full send at LS Fest Texas, with two full days and nights of GM-powered mayhem. LS Fest Texas took on a life of its own, as all types of LS and modern LT-powered vehicles went all out in a variety of driving and show competitions.
 

If there’s one thing our NMRA/NMCA staff came away with from the Super Bowl of Muscle Car Drag Racing, it was photos and a lot of them.

While most NMRA and NMCA action takes place in the Eastern half of the United States, once a year both series converge at the Gateway to the West to race for the rings in the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Muscle Car Drag Racing.

Jim Betz took the NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street class name seriously. He chose to emphasize the “street” portion of the category’s moniker when building his stunningly beautiful new Cadillac ATS competition car.

One of the most coveted awards in all of drag racing is the Nitto Diamond Tree ring that is awarded to racers in the Holley All-Ford NMRA Series and the Redline Oil NMCA Series. There are only a couple of ways for racers to earn one and none are easy. 

This past weekend racers in the NMCA Red Line Synthetic Oil series rolled into to the Gateway to the West at World Wide Technology Raceway for the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street legal Drag Racing.

After securing the first No. 1 qualifying position of his career on Saturday, Lenny Lottig, who competes in both NMCA and NHRA competition, drove his ITI Trailers and Truck Bodies Chevrolet COPO Camaro to victory at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

With stringent aviation-quality regulations driving innovation for its automotive performance pumps and components, Weldon has fueled championship-winning racers with the highest-quality products for nearly five decades.

With Orlando and Rockingham in the rear-view mirror, NMRA and NMCA drag racers are preparing to battle at the upcoming Super Bowl of Muscle Car Drag Racing in St. Louis at the popular World Wide Technology Raceway May 4-7.

Few prizes in drag racing are more coveted than the special edition Christmas Tree ring that Nitto Tires awards to the champions of the Testo Superbowl Shootouts, which will be held during the upcoming NMRA/NMCA Superbowl of Muscle Car Drag Racing at Worldwide Technology Raceway May 4-7.

Anytime racers from the NMRA and NMCA series have an opportunity to compete head-to-head, it brings out the best from each series. That was certainly the case when Open Comp racers clashed during last weekend’s 7^th annual Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales Open Comp All-Star Showdown presented by Autokraft Racecars. 

The Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals series was back in action at the 15th Annual NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Presented by MAHLE Motorsport at Rockingham Dragway and fans were treated to a bevy of muscle cars from the classics to the most modern machines.

Rockingham Dragway was built in 1969 by developers Bill Land and L.G. Dewitt as a companion to the NASCAR oval track that occupied real estate across U.S. Highway 1.

Sharp racer minds have been around a long time. And once such group spent their days dressed in white and black skinny ties in dyno cells, drafting rooms, and endless catacombs of Chrysler’s Highland Park Engineering Facility located in Detroit.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

The Texan takes things one step at a time to come out on top in competition.

From his youth spent terrorizing the streets of suburban Chicago to his current career dominating the Dodge // Mopar HEMI Shootout with the NMCA, Tony DeMaio Jr. has always pushed the limits of his Mopar-powered machines.

Now in its second year, Sick Week has established itself as a premier Drag-and-Drive event, featuring five days of racing on four track that include Orlando, Bradenton, Valdosta and Gainesville as destinations.

The story of how Matt and Charla Keiser acquired their 1968.5 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet clone not once, but twice, is truly remarkable.

The time is right to add horsepower under the hood of your Chevy, GM or Brand-X project car. It could be a drag racer, road racer, street machine or show machine, but when you think about the plethora of options your head begins to spin.

The Holley EFI Factory Super Cars racer gives it everything he has and goes for glory

It may be the off season, but the ProMedia team is hard at work planning and preparing for an exciting 2023 event season.

Drag racers don't pay much attention to the rearview mirror. There is only time to execute the run at a high level, win the round and move on. It is only after the final runs are made that they can truly appreciate their accomplishments. 

High performance runs in the Skillman family as three generations have competed successfully in NHRA, NMCA and NMRA drag racing. Grandfather Ray, along with his son Bill and his son Drew, have won races in a wide range of categories, from Stock to Pro Stock and Bill Skillman, who is a regular at NMCA events, won the Holley EFI Factory Super Cars championship in 2021.
 

Renowned Moparnatic David Hakim Shows How East It Is To Get Into NMCA Competition With Old- Or New-School Muscle

Fans of NMCA drag racing are familiar with Dodge and Plymouths fierce E-body performance cars, as they were offered with a slathering of performance engines from the 340 small-block to the all-mighty HEMI.

We all have a dream car, be it a classic Muscle Car or the latest performance machine from Detroit or across the globe.

This tough and talented radial racer challenges the competition in Edelbrock Xtreme Street.

There was a time before trade shows became more important and racing events were more spread out that the break between the finals and the openers was much wider. 
 

A 1970 Camaro that shines with the latest from Chevrolet Performance