Started back in early 2017, Jacky McCarty's latest top secret project has finally been unveiled. His all-new 2016 Ford Mustang, built at his shop, McCarty's Performance, laid down some very promising numbers at its first test session and the man from Bristol, Virginia, has high hopes for his 2018 NMCA Vortech Street Outlaw season. I learned a very good lesson never build my own car, laugh...

The NMCA Technical Department has approved Ford Performance P/N M-9603-CJN (Air Intake/Box) for 2008 - 2016 Ford Cobra Jet combinations using a 2016 Front Entry Blower in the NMCA Factory Super Cars class. This amendment is effective immediately. The complete 2018 NMCA Rulebook can be found at https://www.nmcadigital.com/2018-event-info/class-rules-payouts/

While Allen Johnson retired from NHRA Pro Stock competition last year, he didn't retire from racing altogether. In fact, the Tennessee-based driver who was a fan-favorite in his Dodge Dart and earned 27 national event wins and a world championship in the cutthroat category, is piloting the Jeff Teuton-owned 2015 Dodge Challenger this year. This was all sort of dreamed-up right after the first o...

Last year longtime NMRA racer Nick Bacalis teamed up with Tony Bischoff to field the most unique entry in the wild and crazy 275 wars of VP Racing Fuels/Vortech Street Outlaw. A 1998 Mustang was fitted with a naturally aspirated 700ci big-block Ford that is based on a 5-inch bore space engine package. The au naturale status of the engine wasn't the most unique aspect of the combination, it was the...

When you have one of the biggest street car drag racing events of the year like the NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals you need to have a party! NMRA, NMCA, and Race Part Solutions are pleased to announce a special Racer Appreciation Happy Hour that will take place at Atlanta Dragway on Thursday, April 6, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. All NMRA and NMCA racers, family, crew, sponsors, media, and vendors are i...

  The 12th Annual Chevrolet Performance LSX Shootout is heading to the LS Capital of the World as NMCA officials bring the longest running LS-based national event to Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky over the weekend of May 17-20, 2018. And to celebrate the LS and modern LT platforms, NMCA officials have over $50,000 in purse, prizes, and giveaways slated for the second stop ...

The 10th Annual NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals presented by MAHLE Motorsport is always one of the largest events on the NMRA and NMCA series schedule. The 2nd stop of the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals and the NMCA E3 Spark Plugs Muscle Car Nationals series tours, the NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals is one of only two events where you can see all the cars and all the stars of both series the ...

In early March the gates opened for the 16th annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem as the 2018 NMCA Drag Racing Series, presented by E3 Spark Plugs, began its championship drag racing season. Of the nearly 30 Holley EFI Factory Super Cars in attendance there was one driver and team that seemed a bit different with their massive motorsports-style 18-wheeler and Dodge factory livery plastered all over it. D...

By rocketing to a 3.77 and a second place finish in NMCA VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod points last year, Jason Hamstra proved he had a hot combination. It consisted of a mechanically fuel-injected 521ci engine built on a Chuck Nuytten block and topped with Noonan heads and a Mike Janis-built roots-style supercharger, and he had a Coan Turbo 400 transmission and converter underneath his Alan Pi...

With one race now in the books, 2018 points have been updated. To see them click >>here<<

If you love NMRA and NMCA drag racing then you don't want to miss the NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals, presented by MAHLE Motorsport, at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, GA, the weekend of April 5-8, 2018. Putting the All-Star in the All-Star Nationals will be three special showdowns for class racers giving bonus cash prizes and bragging rights. The original concept when we combined NMRA and NMCA f...

In his Camaro powered by a 388ci LSX engine built by Brian Tooley and 76mm Precision turbo massaged by Midwest Turbo/CRT, Jessie Coulter earned championships in NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street and Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series Holley EFI Real Street last year. But he has concocted a combination that he's confident will make him even more competitive this year, and he plans to debut it and...

After missing a few races in 2017, NMCA Fastest Street Car NA 10.5 driver Mike DeMayo Jr. was ready to commit to a full season of competition in 2018. He began by blasting to a 7.79 to lead qualifying, become the first in the class to achieve 7.70s and set the class elapsed-time record at the season-opening race, the 16th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, March 8-11 at Bradenton Motorsports Park i...

If you own an LS or modern-LT powered vehicle then this post if for you! Chevrolet Performance has partnered with NMCA to provide you with a FREE motorsport experience to LS and LT street car owners. Chevrolet Performance will comp your entry (car and driver for the first 75 entries) so you can enjoy the awesome performance of your LS or modern-LT powered hot rod in a fun, safe environment the...

Chevrolet Performance pioneered the high-performance crate engine half a century ago, and since then, drivers of everything from classic Camaros to Jeep Wranglers have turned to these factory-built, fully assembled LS and LT V-8 engines for speed, ease of installation and durability. For the seventh year in a row, Chevrolet will sponsor the Performance Challenge Series so owners of hot rods can ra...

The racing was extraordinary at the 16th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, March 8-11, 2018 at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida. In VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod, where the quickest cars on the property pounded pavement, Randy Adler ran a personal best of 3.70 in his Bel-Air on his way to the top in qualifying. While he was poised to make it past copious amounts of cutthroat competition, he ...

When rain began to fall over the 16th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem at Bradenton Motorsports Park on Saturday afternoon and the final rounds of qualifying were cancelled, drivers turned their focus to diving into eliminations on Sunday morning, and as the reaction-times and elapsed-times throughout the weekend have proven, they're ready to rumble. Among them is Daniel Pharris, who drove to a 4.36 ...

It may be the first race on the highly anticipated 2018 NMCA Muscle Car Nationals presented by E3 Spark Plugs tour, but the drivers and their cars are already flying at the 16th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Among those setting the pace in yesterday's first round of qualifying was Randy Adler with a 3.73 in VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod, Daryl Hameetman with a 4.42 ...

The 16th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem is here and yesterday's test session showed lots of promise from racers looking to get started on their runs at the class championships. As the session wound down yesterday, there was a scramble among the Holley EFI Factory Super Cars racers to get to the lanes. We saw ever-improving performances in the 8.0 range, and then Geoff Turk clocked a 7.97 at ...

VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod driver Adam Flamholc is back after suffering a crash late last season and having to take some time away from the driver's seat. He's got a new Chris Duncan Race Cars chassis underneath the Corvette's body that's been fitted with a few parts from the old car, and an updated Hemi engine that's been topped with a new PSI C-rotor twin screw blower. Flamholc recently cloc...

NHRA Top Fuel pilot Leah Pritchett is preparing for her NMCA competition debut this weekend at Bradenton Motorsports Park. She will be piloting a Mopar Drag Pak factory-backed racecar. The program is designed to showoff Don Schumacher Racing and their new deal as Dodge's preferred trackside supplier/vendor of Drag Pak parts. Pritchett will also be competing with her Drag Pak in the NHRA Factory Sh...

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 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm and all racers, family, crew, sponsors, media, and vendors are invited to a...

Wednesday, March 8th 9AM OVERNIGHT - Stacking in Parking Lot west of the track. (See map for entry and stacking row instructions) 3 PM 6PM Pre-event Credential/Ticket Sales in Stacking Lot Thursday, March 9th GATE OPENS: 8AM 6PM 8:00 AM NMCA Will Call and Credential/Ticket sales opens in stacking lot 9:00 AM RACER GATE OPENS. Empty stacking lot in row orde...

Here are the latest additions to the NMCA contingency program for 2018. Precision Race Engineering will be paying racers in four classes who use one of their racing rotating assemblies. Spec Clutches & Flywheels will continue their contingency sponsorship for several classes, while MagnaFuel will be posting for their fuel pumps in all points classes. You may download a pdf with the complete li...

While competing in NMCA VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod for the first time last April at Atlanta Dragway, Benjamin Board blasted to a 3.94 in his Jerry Bickel Race Cars-built 2012 Camaro-bodied car. Then, while competing in the Mid-West Pro Mod Racing Series for the first time last May at Throwdown in T-Town at Tulsa Raceway Park, he wheeled to a 3.96, but later that weekend, his car impacted th...

On March 10th YouTube sensation Cleetus McFarland will be running wild during the NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem event at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Come out and meet the YouTube celebrity, get an autograph, and check out his latest craze a street legal NASCAR Truck! Cleetus will be mixing it up with fans and the 3,500hp door-slammers of Xtreme Pro Mod as NMCA kicks off its 2018 national event series. Th...

Miller Welders, Performance 2 Way Racing Communications and Trailer World, all will continue their partnerships with the NMCA in 2018. Miller will continue as the Official Welder of the NMCA, while Performance 2 Way Racing Communications continues to be the official radio provider. Trailer World will again be the Official Trailer of the NMCA through the 2018 season.

Late Model Engines (LME) and PROFORM will both be renewing their class sponsorships in the Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series. LME, based in Houston, has been a staple in the LS market for many years, building some of the most competitive engines on the strip. They will continue their sponsorship of the Street King class. PROFORM is a leader in the high-performance automotive aftermarket, w...

As we draw closer to the NMCA season opening event, more manufacturers are pledging their support to our racers. Joining the program this week are: FAST EFI and FAST Ignition, posting in almost all classes. TCI Torque Converters in most classes, while RHS will be posting for both heads and their LS-engine block. DeatchWerks is posting for their injectors is posting for most classes. Champion Cooli...

The National Muscle Car Association is getting ready for one of the biggest and wildest VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod fields to kick off its Muscle Car Mayhem season-opening event at Bradenton Motorsports Park the weekend of March 8-11. Presented by E3 Spark Plugs, NMCA's Muscle Car Mayhem attracts top Pro Mod and street car heads-up drag racers of all levels from around the U.S. thanks to the wa...

The 10th Annual NMRA/NMCA All-Star Shootout presented by MAHLE Motorsport, at Atlanta Dragway will once again feature special class shootouts for racers of Open Comp from both organizations as well as the Sealed Stock Showdown, featuring the best racers from Chevrolet Performance Stock and Coyote Stock. New this year is a Street Outlaw Shootout, which promises to be one heck of a show. This rac...

ProMedia Events has been selected to host the 50th Anniversary Ford Performance Parts Cobra Jet Reunion at its NMCA All-American Nationals event at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, August 23-26, 2018. Presented by Tasca Ford and TascaParts.com, this once-in-a-lifetime special event is open to all Ford vehicles powered by the iconic Cobra Jet engine combination. Cobra Jet vehicles, includi...

There are many reasons why Jeff Rudolf has been in the spotlight ever since he joined NMCA ARP Nitrous Pro Street three years ago. He has blown the hood off of his nitrous-powered Nova, been buoyant in the face of breakage and blasted to the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle, and as a result, he has a lot of fans who believe in him. Now, after achieving an astonishing 7.28 and coming incr...

Detroit TrueTrac, MagnaFuel and Gear Vendors have all renewed their class sponsorships in 2018. Gear Vendors, manufacturers of overdrive and underdrive gears for transmissions, will continue their sponsorship of the True Street class. Detroit TrueTrac and their parent company EATON, extend their longtime support of the Nostalgia Muscle Car class through their popular TrueTrac brand, while MagnaFue...

While NMCA VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod standout Adam Flamholc was sidelined for some time after last summer's wreck, he was back in the driver's seat for the U.S. Street Nationals in late January at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida. Because his 1963 Corvette was heavily damaged in the wreck, however, he was debuting a new chassis built by Chris Duncan Race Cars wearing a carbon 1963 Cor...

This week many more companies have joined in the 2018 NMCA Contingency program. Added to the growing list are: Mickey Thompson Tire and Wheels, which is posting in all classes, Vortech Superchargers, posting in both Street Outlaw and Xtreme Street. Oliver Racing Parts is posting for their connecting rods in eight classes, while E3 Spark Plugs is posting for Coils, Plugs and wires this year in seve...

Aerospace Components, Inc., and the NMCA have announced that for the eighth consecutive year, the St. Petersburg, Florida-based company will once again be sponsoring the NMCA Winner's Circle and year-end awards ceremony. The Aerospace Components Winner's Circle allows racers, crew members and fans to celebrate together after a long weekend of racing; something company President, Kim Kussy, view...

VP Racing Fuels has signed a three-year agreement with the NMCA to continue as the Official Fuel and Traction Compound of the NMCA. The agreement extends the San Antonio, Texas-based fuel, lubricants and traction compound company official sponsorship through the 2020 racing season. This is a huge deal for the NMCA and our racers, said NMCA President and CEO Steve Wolcott. VP Racing Fuels has...

More companies are registering as contingency sponsors as we move closer to the beginning of the 2018 season. This week we're happy to announce the addition of: Trick Flow Specialties, Richmond Gear, PowerTrax, and Ron Francis Wiring. Trick Flow will be posting in seven classes for racers running their heads and manifolds, while Richmond Gear will post in several classes for their Ring and Pini...

The NMCA is proud to announce that E3 Spark Plugs will be returning as the presenting sponsor of the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals in 2018, continuing the sponsorship the Ponte Vedra, Florida company began last year in 2016. E3 Spark Plugs, manufactures spark plugs featuring a DiamondFire ground electrode was developed as a better way to ignite the fuel-air mixture inside the engine's cylinder. E3 Spa...

ProMedia is happy to announce that MAHLE Motorsport will once again be the presenting sponsor of the upcoming NMRA/NMRA All-Star Nationals held at Atlanta Dragway April 5-8. Since 2000, MAHLE Motorsport North America has positioned itself as a leading supplier of forged racing pistons and rings, supplying teams in most every top racing series in North America and abroad by supplying cutting edg...

The 2018 NMCA contingency list has been updated as of today (1/26). We're happy to announce the following additions this week. Quick Fuel once again joins the NMCA posting in a number of different categories for their carburetors and fuel pumps while MSD, a long standing supporter of the NMCA is posting in most every class with their Power Grid. Holley continues their support as well posting conti...

Coan Engineering joins the NMCA in 2018 as sponsor of the popular and expanding Stock and Super Stock class, which made its NMCA debut last year. Manufacturing a diverse line of Performance Transmissions, Torque Converters and components for the street, strip, and circle track applications, Coan has been a leader in the drag racing world for more than 40-years. When we added this class to our...

The NMCA is proud to announce that Vortech Superchargers will be sponsoring the highly competitive Street Outlaw class is 2018. Based in Oxnard, Calif., Vortech has been the power adder of choice for many competitive and championship teams in the NMCA as well as many other drag racing organizations and classes helping many racers to record runs and personal bests. Vortech has been a long tim...

While Joe Guertin had competed in NMRA ProCharger Coyote Modified for the past three years, he's making a move to NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street this year. And, when he's not laying down laps in that highly competitive category, he'll head to NMRA Edelbrock Renegade, Ultra Street and Duck X Productions races. I enjoyed racing in Coyote Modified, but making changes to my combination to race in...

As NMRA and NMCA sanctioning bodies come off record-breaking seasons in 2017, the staff and racing community are excited for the arrival of the 2018 competitions that kick off at Bradenton Motorsports Park in the opening weeks of March. Racers, sponsors, and fans will be happy to note that Kurt Johnson of Total Venue Concepts continues on the NMRA/NMCA team as Competition Director. Additionally, J...

As the 2018 season is quickly approaching, we're pleased to announce that four heads-up class sponsors will be returning this season as VP Racing Fuels, Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels, Edelbrock, and ARP all have renewed their commitment to the NMCA. VP Racing Fuels, suppliers of race fuels, lubricants, and traction compounds, continues their sponsorship of Xtreme Pro Mod. Mickey Thompson Tir...

With the 2018 NMCA season rapidly approaching, racer contingency sponsors have begun renewing their contingency program with the NMCA or joining the series for the first time. That means we have now begun populating the 2018 Contingency Sponsor list >>HERE<< where you can download a pdf file. Keep in mind this is the preliminary list for this season and that we'll be adding many more i...

Last summer, NMCA officials rolled out the Racer Text Message System as a means to communicate better with racers. This valuable tool is used to announce scheduling updates, staging lane calls, weather alerts, driver meetings, and much more through an event weekend. The Racer Text Message System will become even more valuable as we enter 2018. We encourage all racers and crews to sign up for th...

  The 2018 racing season is rapidly approaching and the rules have been locked-in for the NMCA six-race event tour. After months of feedback and discussions with racers and manufacturers, the NMCA Technical Committee is pleased to have remained very consistent with the racing packages from the start of the process back in October, only requiring minor tweaks to create parity and/or keep up...