In light of recent incidents, the NMRA/NMCA Event Team would like to remind all NMRA/NMCA racers, crew, sponsors and fans that every track on the NMRA and NMCA Tour has rules and requirements for your pets please leash your dogs and pick up after your pets! The NMRA and NMCA event team have had to deal with several incidents and complaints regarding unleashed pets and our team felt it necessary...

Attention all NMCA Drag Racing Series competitors The NMCA Tech Department has requested that all mid-season rule requests be turned in by Friday May 24th. The staff is trying to expedite the process to get any adjustments and rule modifications handled in a quick and decisive manner. We value all of your input and while not all requests are granted, each one is studied and determined if it is in ...

There were two rounds of qualifying during Friday's running of the Inaugural Comp Cams NMCA Memphis Homecoming at Memphis International Raceway, and as always, racers proved that they were ready, willing and able to put down massive amounts of power. Among them was Don Walsh Jr., who wheeled his Corvette to an incredible 3.70 to set the pace in VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod, and Bill Skillman, wh...

Best GM and Best Paint, 1955 Chevrolet, Ron Massow Best Chrysler, 1967 Dodge Coronet, Robert Orstadius Best Chevelle and Best Interior, 1969 Chevelle, Tommy Ellison Best of Show, 1970 Mercury Cyclone, Shane Bryant Best of Show, 1970 Mercury Cyclone, Shane Bryant Best of Show, 1970 Mercury Cyclone, Shane Bryant Host Car Club, Unstabled Mates Mustang Clu...

This year is lucky number 13 for the Chevrolet Performance LSX Shootout as it celebrates the thirteenth gathering under that moniker. The annual get-together goes down May 2-5, 2019 at hallowed grounds Memphis International Raceway during the COMP Cams NMCA Memphis Homecoming. The facility is not only the birthplace for the street car movement, but also the location of the first LSX Shootout back ...

The NMCA Technical Department released today additional 2019 Rule Adjustments in the Fuel Systems Technology N/A 10.5 class. Unless otherwise noted in this document, these adjustments will be in effect immediately. The 2019 NMCA Rulebook Amendments and Clarifications can be found under the 2019 Rules Revisions & Clarifications link HERE.

The 11th annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals, presented by MAHLE Motorsport, at Atlanta Dragway provided a unique opportunity for the 275 radial racers in NMCA Mickey Thompson Street Outlaw and NMRA VP Racing Fuels Street Outlaw. The two categories run as one due to the rules package being a direct crossover. This year the NMRA/NMCA tech officials put the two Street Out...

The VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod thundered into Atlanta Dragway for the 11th annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals, presented by MAHLE Motorsport over the first weekend of April. Racers were armed with gigantic nitrous engines, whispery quiet turbocharged engines, and big ole honkin supercharged combinations for their assault on the 3.70s and 200mph zone. The trip ...

Interview by Mary Lendzion Photos by Kevin DiOssi Fascinated with mini import trucks as a teenager, Bart Tobener spent a lot of time shining up and showing his 1988 Mazda B2000 while he was a teenager living in Florida. Eventually, he began taking it to Moroso Motorsports Park, where he perpetually pushed the stock combination past its limits. He went on to race some raucous motorcycles ...

The NMCA Technical Department released today additional 2019 Rule Amendments and Clarifications. Unless otherwise noted in this document, these Amendments and Clarifications will be in effect immediately. The 2019 NMCA Rulebook Amendments and Clarifications can be found under the 2019 Rules Revisions & Clarifications link at: HERE.    

There is no denying that one of the hardest working drivers in the NHRA pro ranks is Leah Pritchett. From the grassroots Sportsman ranks as a kid to Pro Mod and Nostalgia Funny Car racing as a young adult, she is currently a hired gun to drive a Top Fuel dragster out of the Don Schumacher Racing camp. When we caught up with her, she was hot off a runner-up finish during the NHRA Arizona Nationals ...

Celebrating its 11th year, the annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Presented by MAHLE Motorsport traditionally held at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, faced a challenging weather forecast, but the staff rose to the occasion and was welcomed by thousands of fans who came to see the World's Fastest Street Cars rip up the 1320. The All-Star race features special o...

Written by Mary Lendzion The pits were packed and the stands were stuffed at the 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals by MAHLE Motorsport, April 4-7 at Atlanta Dragway. That's where drivers in both series made every effort to wheel their cars to the coveted Aerospace Components Winner's Circle, and they put up plenty of personal bests and potential records alo...

We've reached the final day of the action-packed 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals presented by MAHLE at Atlanta Dragway, and the fields are set for the first round of eliminations. Among the drivers who set the pace in their categories was Daniel Pharris, who drove his Mustang, pictured above, to a 3.72 in VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod. While we had rain this m...

Today things get serious at the 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Presented by MAHLE Motorsport. After a wet start on Friday, the NMRA/NMCA team dried and prepped the track and we ran a full round of qualifying yesterday, which included some impressive performances. Today the action continues with two rounds of qualifying, as well as eliminations in the All-Star ...

With the rain overnight, the Total Venue Concepts crew is hard at work drying the Atlanta Dragway surface in preparation for today's first round of qualifying at the 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Presented by MAHLE Motorsport. Yesterday was an action-packed day of test n tune runs and more racers were stacked up and ready to claim their pit spots as the acti...

It's a gorgeous, cool day as the race rigs are rolling into Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, for the 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals Presented by MAHLE Motorsport. Today's action gets underway at noon with a test n tune session that will give us an idea of who is running well heading into qualifying. Stay tuned here for coverage throughout the day and wat...

Nearly a month ago the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals had a successful launch with the Muscle Car Mayhem event at Bradenton Motorsports Park. It also marked the highly anticipated debut of the Holley EFI Factory Super Cars where Chevrolet and Ford teams were brining new combinations to the game. Pre-season testing resulted in a barrage of 7-second hits and the NMCA event saw record-crushing times once ...

In the ranks of VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod, it is common to see big power adders and even bigger engines pushing quarter-mile competitors to amazing elapsed times and top speeds. However, not all the racers are running mountain motors with big blowers. The Modular Motorsports Racing team campaigns two Mustangs powered by its MMR GenX 351ci Coyote engines, which are boosted by pairs of Garrett ...

Florida's Bradenton Motorsports Park was bustling the opening weekends of March, first with the Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Break Shootout, which was then followed immediately by the NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem event. Both events featured the Street Outlaw category, sponsored by VP Racing Fuels on the NMRA side and Mickey Thompson for NMCA. The 2019 rules are aligned with the X275 class, which allowed co...

Nearly a month ago the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals had a successful launch with the Muscle Car Mayhem event at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Nineteen VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod cars came to battle on the famous Florida-based drag strip as they chase for a championship and the right to wear the Nitto Tire Diamond Tree ring. Joe Baker captured the number one qualifying position with his superchar...

Racer & Vendor Parking and Stacking Schedule and Information Wednesday, April 3RD 8AM OVERNIGHT Racer and Vendor Stacking in Designated areas (see map) and follow signs to proper areas for stacking 3PM 6PM Pre-event Credential/Ticket Sales in Stacking Lot Thursday, April 4th 8AM Vendor and Racer Gates Open 7PM Racer Gate Closes. (remains open overnight for already credentiale...

An epic shirt for an epic upcoming event season, hurry and get your NMCA Series Tour T-Shirt while supplies last! Striking turbo-powered skull design pops-off the 6 oz. 100-percent cotton black tee with an American flag background. NMCA's 6 awesome event locations are listed on the bottom, with a simple NMCA logo adorning the front. These shirts go fast...get your NMCA Series Tour t-shirt now at P...

In 2019 NMCA returns to the hallowed grounds of Memphis International Raceway and its re-uniting with COMP Cams as the event's title sponsor. The third race on the six-race Muscle Car Nationals tour has been officially branded as the COMP Cams NMCA Memphis Homecoming and it happens May 2-5, 2019. The history of street-legal drag racing began in Memphis during the early 1990s and the COMP Perfor...

The racing was incredibly intense and impressive as drivers from across the country threw everything they had at the track during the 17th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, March 7-10 at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida. The first of six events on this year's highly anticipated NMCA tour featured tight side-by-side passes, personal bests, and records made by racers dead set on dri...

The 11th Annual Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Shootout presented by MAHLE Motorsport, at Atlanta Dragway April 4-7, 2019 will once again feature special class shootouts for racers of ARP/MagnaFuel Open Comp from both organizations as well as the Sealed Stock Showdown, featuring the best racers from Chevrolet Performance Stock and Coyote Stock. For the second year in a row, the...

Written by Ainsley Jacobs After deciding to take the 2019 season off from racing to just do life for a while, life responded by saying nope! and gave Jake Conant a great opportunity to get back out there on someone else's dime. In December of 2018, Conant was contacted by a car owner who was looking for someone to campaign it for him. Referred to Conant via PTP Racing's Pat...

By Mary Lendzion Nineteen VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod drivers arrived at the 17th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem last weekend at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida to qualify for a sixteen-car field. Among them was Joe Baker, who recorded a remarkable 3.72 in his 2016 Corvette to lead qualifying, but during the semifinal round of eliminations on Sunday, things went horribly wrong. Baker, w...

Written by Mary Lendzion The racing was incredibly intense and impressive as drivers from across the country threw everything they had at the track for the 17th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, March 7-10 at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida. The first of six events on this year's highly anticipated NMCA tour featured side-by-side passes, personal bests and records made by racers dead set ...

Things get real today at the 17th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem held at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Qualifying closed out last night, and today racers either advance or go home. Those who survive the rounds will celebrate in the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle and take home some fat contingency checks. And, while the Dodge // Mopar HEMI Shootout wrapped last night, the quickest modern HEMI-po...

Xtreme Pro Mod driver Joe Baker was involved in an on-track incident at Bradenton Motorsports Park earlier this afternoon during the semifinals of the NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem event. The NMCA safety team extricated Baker from the vehicle. Upon extrication, Baker was alert, talking, and moving his extremities. Baker was transported to a local medical center for a complete evaluation.

Friday evening the things got real at the 17th Annual Muscle Car Mayhem held at Bradenton Motorsports Park, highlighted by a horde of VP Racing Fuels Pro Mod monsters and a slew of Holley EFI Factory Super Cars competitors that filled up the remains slots in the coveted Holley EFI 7-second Club, which awarded $1,000 to its inductees. Racers also took the first step toward the quest to end up in th...

Today it gets real at the 17th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem. After yesterday's test sessions, racers are gearing up for the first round of qualifying, which will pave the way for one victor in each class to make a trip to the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle. However, we still have a lot of action before Sunday's eliminations go down. Today is particularly significant for the competitors in t...

As cold blankets much of the country, racers headed south to kick the tires and light the fires at the 17th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem. Presented by E3 Spark Plugs, the NMCA series runs through six events with the season opener kicking off at Bradenton Motorsports Park today under sunny skies and cool weather. The racer rigs were lined up early this morning in anticipation of getting on the dra...

The NMCA is excited to announce that Detroit Truetrac, MagnaFuel, and Gear Vendors all are continuing their class sponsorships in 2019. Detroit Truetrac differentials, an EATON brand, is in many street and strip cars around the world providing optimum torque transfer. In 2019 they will continue sponsoring the Nostalgia Muscle Car class. The Open Comp class will once again be backed by MagnaFu...

ProMedia Events is pleased to announce that Weldon Pump will sponsor a special Racer Appreciation Happy Hour at the NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem season opener at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida, March 8-11. This Weldon Pump sponsored Happy Hour will take place on Thursday, March 8th, from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm and all racers, family, crew, sponsors, media, and vendors are invited ...

We have a huge update this tie around for 2019 Contingency Sponsors. As often happens, we get a rush right before the season begins, and this year is no exception. To see the list please click >>HERE<< and scroll to the bottom of the page where you will see a link to a pdf file. Keep in mind that this is the renewal season, which means the list will be updated often so check back freque...

Precision Turbo is proud to continue its successful Trifecta Bonus program in NMCA for 2019. It gives racers the ability to collect a bonus check for utilizing three Precision Turbo & Engine products on their racecar in VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod, Mickey Thompson Street Outlaw, and Edelbrock Xtreme Street. Racers eligible must utilize a Precision turbo, wastegate, and blow-off valve a...

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals is proud to announce the addition of the Arrington Performance HEMI Quick 8 Presented by Red Line Oil at all six national events in 2019. The HEMI Quick 8 takes the top 8 finishers in the popular Dodge // MOPAR HEMI Shootout and enters them in a heads-up competition on Sunday with the winner walking away with $800 cash and an NMCA Victor award. The Dodge // Mopar...

Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels is the official sponsor of the Street Outlaw drag racing category for the 2019 National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) season. Mixing big power with small tires, Street Outlaw is NMCA's 275 radial championship category. Running at every event on the schedule, it attracts premier competitors battling for a prestigious NMCA championship. Leading the small tire ...

Written by Ainsley Jacobs Photography by the FSC Staff Sometimes it takes a major event to inspire change. For Eric Kenward, a hot date with the wall in late 2017 motivated the man to rebuild so that his wheelie wagon would rise again. Back in 2016, Kenward was on a roll. His 79 Chevy Malibu wagon was a winner, as he picked up not only the NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street championship title...

The NMCA is pleased to announce that Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center, along with Coan Engineering and Quick Fuel Technology all have renewed their class sponsorships for this upcoming season. Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center, long known as one of the largest suppliers of GM and Chevrolet Performance Parts, will continue to sponsor the NMCA's only spec engine class Chevrolet Performance Stock. Coan E...

By Mary Lendzion Photos by NMCA and courtesy of Adam Flamholc After a strenuous season of racing that had substantial success and setback, Swedish driver Adam Flamholc flew to a third place finish in the ambitious and aggressive NMCA VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod category in 2017. Fans and fellow racers wanted to see even more of the crowd-pleasing and competitive driver in 2018, but Fl...

More 2019 contingency sponsors have been added to the rapidly growing list this week, so you may want to check it out as the season closes in. Remember, the list is being updated constantly.    To see the list please click >>HERE<< and scroll to the bottom of the page where you will see a link to a pdf file. Keep in mind that this is the renewal season, which means the li...

The 2019 NMCA season opens with the with the 17th Annual Muscle Car Mayhem, March 8-10 at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida. Granted there will be a lot of time spent at the racetrack, but we also know racers and their families are looking for other things to do as well. The Bradenton area has plenty offer families. From the sandy beaches and calm waters or the Gulf Coast to tons o...

The EATON Corporation revolutionized the Roots supercharged world when it released its Twin Vortices Series technology, applying it to both OEM and aftermarket applications. Their twist on efficiency made the TVS supercharger the right choice for high-performance applications and the on-track performances prove it, especially with its new TVS 2650 rotor package. To show off its capabilities, ...

The NMCA is excited to announce that Mickey Thompson, Edelbrock and FST Carburetors are continuing their sponsorships of NMCA classes in 2019. Mickey Thompson, a name synonymous with championships across most motorsports platforms, has been the shoe of choice for many NMCA champions as well. In 2019 they'll continue to back the outrageous Street Outlaw class. Edelbrock, which remains an in...

The NMRA Ford Nationals and NMCA Muscle Car Nationals is proud to announce Roger Conley as the National Tech Director, overseeing technical and safety operations for the leading street-legal drag racing organization. Conley comes to ProMedia Events & Publishing with extensive experience in data acquisition and power adder segments along with a high-level of motorsports background that spans o...

It is Lucky Number 13 for the Chevrolet Performance LSX Shootout, the longest running LS-based national event and it goes down at Memphis International Raceway (Millington, TN) May 2-5, 2019 during the COMP Cams NMCA Memphis Homecoming national event. NMCA officials are giving away over $50,000 in cash, prizes, and giveaways in this special stop on the Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series. ...

Interview by Mary Lendzion Photos by Kevin DiOssi James Lawrence has had a passion for powerful cars for as long as he can remember. He started out with radio-controlled cars as a child and went on to street-racing as a teen and drag racing as an adult, and the Power Automedia CEO has been successful every step of the way. After driving to the NMCA West ProCharger Limited Street champ...